The UK Prime Minister will need a simple majority to overcome the censure vote. In case he loses it, a new race will be opened to choose the new leader of the side.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be submitted to a motion of internal censure this Monday after the Conservative Party received the number of petitions it needs to start this procedure amid mounting criticism of what is known as “Partygate”.
The 1922 Committee chairman Graham Brady said in a statement that “the 15% threshold 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 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM (local time), with details yet to be confirmed,” he said, before adding that “the votes are counted immediately afterwards.
The vote will be secret and Johnson will need a simple majority to pass the censure 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” with which he must comply and the “great economic pressures”, including those resulting from the war in Ukraine.
As reported on Monday by a spokeswoman for the official residence of number 10 Downing Street, the vote of internal censorship presumes it will be subjected to this Monday “a chance to put an end to months of guessworkabout his political future.
“Tonight is a chance to put an end to months of guesswork and allow the government to draw the line and move forward and deliver on the priorities of the people,” the spokeswoman said.
“The Prime Minister welcomes the opportunity to defend himself before MPs and will remind them that when they are united and focus on the issues that matter to the voters, there is no more formidable political power (the Conservative Party),” he added. he to it.
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Source: EITB
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