The Latest Breaking News from Graham Brady

Exclusive: New 1922 Committee to be chosen on 13 July – sparking likely battle over whether to change leadership rules

The phone call that Boris Johnson was bracing for finally came as he was preparing for the Platinum Jubilee finale on June 5. Conservative Party grandee Graham Brady confirmed that more than 15% of the prime minister’s own MPs had submitted letters of no-confidence. A vote on his future was…

Some 17 more MPs expressed support for the Prime Minister than voted for him - after Tories were warned "only loyalty will be rewarded in the reshuffle"

Chair of the 1922 Committee leaves door open to rule change as William Hague says PM could be ousted by other means

Sir Graham Brady says one-year grace period ‘likely’ to stay – but opens door to scrapping it

PM facing renewed pressure to step down even after winning vote of no confidence

In today’s newsletter: Theresa May’s former chief of staff Gavin Barwell explains what will be happening in No 10 and how the PM could still lose his job

More than two in five Tory MPs have voted no confidence in Boris Johnson in a major humiliation for the Prime Minister. Although the ballot was secret, we've combed through their public statements to give the best guess of how they voted

Local MPs opposed plan for 13-mile stretch of new track but industry says move is ‘hugely disappointing’

Many who voiced their support for Johnson before the vote have not replied to a request for a comment today.

The Golborne Link, which would take HS2 trains on the line to Glasgow, has been formally ditched after months of speculation. Sources insisted the date was a coincidence and it had been in the diary for weeks