Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, said in a statement: “The 15% threshold of the parliamentary party calling for a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been passed.
“In accordance with the rules, a ballot will take place between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. TODAY MONDAY JUNE 6 – details to be confirmed.
“The votes will be counted immediately afterwards. An announcement will be made at a time to be determined. Arrangements for the announcement will be released later today.
The secret ballot will take place between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday.
If half of Tory MPs vote they don’t trust Mr Johnson’s leadership, then he will be ousted.
But, as the rules stand, if Mr Johnson wins a vote of confidence, he cannot be challenged again for 12 months.
Sir Graham Brady (AP)
Sir Roger Gale, Tory MP for North Thanet, said the party was “spoiled for choice” when it came to options for a new leader, as Boris Johnson faces the possibility of a vote of no confidence.
Asked on BBC Breakfast if he knows who he would back to replace the Prime Minister, Sir Roger said: “I haven’t exercised my judgment yet as I don’t know precisely who is going to stand.”
“I know we have very good alternatives to the Prime Minister, so we are not short of choices.
“There is a list of people, and you know it as well as I do, who are likely to come forward.
“In my opinion, any of these people would make a better Prime Minister than the one we have now and as I said, I think we are spoiled for choice.
“There are some very safe pairs of hands out there. I won’t name names because by the time I do, it will be assumed that I am supporting this person.
Cabinet Minister Steve Barclay has warned Tory MPs not to spoil the government’s progress in dealing with the fallout from the pandemic with a leadership challenge to Boris Johnson.
Writing on the ConservativeHome website, Mr Barclay said the next general election would not be decided by the Sue Gray report and urged MPs not to ‘waste time and energy looking back and looking back’. inside, to talk about ourselves”.
“The parliamentary majority we hold is incredibly rare. Wasting time now pursuing internal factionalization would be indefensible for many in our party – given how hard they have worked to secure that majority,” he said.
“The problems we face are not easy to solve. Democracies around the world currently face similar challenges. But under Boris Johnson’s leadership, our jobs plan shows how we navigate these global challenges.
“To halt this progress now would be inexcusable for many of those who first lent us their vote in the last general election and want to see our Prime Minister deliver the promised changes for their communities.
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