Efforts underway to remove Boris Johnson from No 10 via vote of no confidence in House of Commons June 7, 2022 The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, said this morning that his party will put forward a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News, Sir Ed said: “I think there should be a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister in the House [...]
Boris Johnson is an ‘arrogant liar who is mortally wounded’ despite surviving Tory vote, says Rayner June 7, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson is an “arrogant, dismissive liar who is mortally wounded” after surviving last night’s Tory confidence vote, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said this morning. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News this a.m., Rayner said: “No I don’t want Boris Johnson to stay in post because as you know many of [...]
Morning after bruising vote: Tory grandee William Hague tells damaged Boris Johnson to exit No 10 now June 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has experienced such a “level of rejection”, more than any of his predecessors, and should quit the premiership immediately, former Conservative leader William Hague said this morning. “While Johnson has survived the night, the damage done to his premiership is severe,” Lord Hague wrote in The Times. Tory MPs voted by 211 to [...]
Boris Johnson gives diners at son’s restaurant in Hackney the finger and takes off after being booed June 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reportedly booed at the London restaurant that his son Theo works in on Friday. In response, the Tory leader reportedly ‘flicked his finger’ at fellow dinners and left the establishment. Johnson visited Morito in Hackney during lunch time yesterday when he faced a ‘severe unwelcome’, according to various media, including [...]
Boris Johnson clings on – but with no vision for his premiership, it may not last June 6, 2022 So he’s still there. Now what? That’s the question for Boris Johnson and in truth the rest of the Conservative party. It’s usually the case that a no confidence vote, no matter how easily it is sailed through, is the beginning of the end for a leader. As we know, however, Boris is no usual [...]
Partygate: Downing Street staff threw boozy bash while Boris Johnson was fighting Covid in hospital June 6, 2022 DOWNING Street staff threw a booze-fuelled party while the Prime Minister was in hospital undergoing lifesaving Covid-treatment, a whistleblower claimed today. The Number 10 insider said a culture of “invincibility” led to civil-servants repeatedly thinking they were above the rules. The insider explained how staff held a party in the garden of Number 10 in [...]
No confidence vote happening TODAY: Make-or-break Monday for Boris Johnson as PM faces Tory leadership test at 6pm June 6, 2022 More than 30 Tory MPs have publicly urged the Prime Minister to resign amid the fallout from revelations about Downing Street parties held during lockdown. As a result, a confidence vote in the Prime Minister will he held between 6pm and 8pm today as allies of Boris Johnson appeared braced for a test of his [...]
PM ‘set for’ no confidence vote as soon as this week as Westminster buzzes with Boris speculation June 5, 2022 SPECULATION that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a confidence vote this week has increased after polling suggested the Conservatives could lose a key by-election at the end of this month. A host of reports over the weekend suggested that more than sixty Tory MPs had submitted letters to the party’s backbench chairman, Sir [...]
Raab: Number of no confidence letters submitted “pretty far off” 54 needed to trigger Boris vote June 1, 2022 Press Association The Deputy Prime Minister has said he believes the number of letters which have been submitted to Sir Graham Brady is “pretty far off” the required amount needed to trigger a confidence vote. Speaking to Times Radio, Dominic Raab said: “First of all, you said that there were 30 MPs who have been [...]
Boris Johnson’s political life getting more difficult by the hour as letters of no confidence from Tory MPs pile up fast May 31, 2022 Tory whips are said to be discussing how to fight back if rebels trigger an all-important confidence vote as letters of no confidence in prime minister Boris Johnson are piling up fast. A steady stream of Tories have backed a ballot to decide the PM’s future, or called for Mr Johnson to step down, with [...]