The 1922 Committee Chair, Graham Brady, confirms that there are enough MPs to present it
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be subject to a motion of internal censure this Monday after the Conservative Party receives the number of petitions it needs to launch this procedure amid mounting criticism of him over the so-called ‘ Party gate’ .
The 1922 Committee chairman Graham Brady said in a statement that “the threshold of 15 percent of party MPs calling for a vote of no confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been crossed.”
“In accordance with the rules, a vote will be held today, Monday, June 6, between 6pm and 8pm (local time), with details yet to be confirmed,” he said, before adding that “votes are being counted. immediately afterwards”.
Immediately after, he pointed out in statements to the press that he had notified Johnson of the fact on Sunday during the daytime, adding that several “tories” “specifically requested that it not be held until the celebrations ended” for the ‘platinum jubilee’ of Queen Elizabeth II, as reported by the BBC television network.
Conservative Party rules dictate that this mechanism can be activated if 15 percent of ‘Tory’ MPs request it, a figure that currently stands at 54, given the party’s 360 deputies. Former Secretary of State Jesse Norman has been the last to confirm that he has joined the petitions.
The vote will be secret and Johnson will need a simple majority to overcome the no-confidence vote. In the event that he loses it, a new race will be opened to choose the new party leader, a process that would exclude the prime minister.
Johnson himself stated last week that it would not be “responsible” to resign over the Downing Street party scandal during the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that he will remain in office because of the “big political agenda” he faces. and the “great economic pressure”, including the pressures arising from the war in Ukraine.
Source: La Verdad
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