London: British Prime Minister Boris johnson They say it is time for the government to “move on” after months of scandal. Some of his Conservative Party allies feel it is time to move on. A dozen Conservative MPs have called for a vote on Johnson’s leadership since last week, when an investigator’s report suggested “allowing boozy government parties” by the prime minister and senior officials to break the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown rules. failures of leadership and judgment”.
Under Tory party rules, 15% of the party’s lawmakers – currently 54 – write a letter calling for a no-confidence vote in the leader.
Bob Neill, a senior Conservative legislator who chairs the House of Commons Justice Committee, said Tuesday that it is “in the interest of the party, and indeed in the interest of the country, for them to proceed.”
admin john stevenson He said he had sent a letter because a trust vote was the only way to “draw the line” under the recent controversies.
Johnson said last week that senior civil servants Sue GrayThe report should end the “PartyGate” scandal, in which 83 people, including Johnson, were fined by police at parties in government buildings in 2020 and 2021.
Johnson said he took “full responsibility” and expressed regret – but denied that he intentionally broke any rules or lied when he said Parliament Last year when there was no party. He said it was time to “move on” and focus on tackling issues such as Britain’s livelihood crisis and the war in Ukraine.
But a growing number of Conservative lawmakers are calling for a no-confidence vote in Johnson, who gave the party a sizable parliamentary majority in 2019 but has come under questions about his ethics and judgment.
former attorney general jeremy wright Said that “Partygate” had harmed “institutions and the authority of the government” and concluded that “for the good of this and future governments, the prime minister should resign.”
If Johnson lost the confidence vote, he would be replaced as Conservative leader and prime minister. Had he won, he would not have been able to face another challenge for a year.
It is unclear how many letters have been sent, but it is likely more than the 28 Conservative lawmakers who have publicly called on Johnson to step down. There is a growing sentiment in the Conservative Party that the 54 threshold will be exceeded in the next few weeks.
former conservative leader William Hague He said he thought Johnson was “in real trouble” and that a vote was inevitable.
“I think the Sue Gray Report has been one of the slowest fuse blasts in politics,” Hague told Times Radio.
He said, “The Conservative Party will need to solve this one way or another, obviously because to be an effective party they either need to rally behind their prime minister, or they need to make a decision to oust him.” is required.”
Under Tory party rules, 15% of the party’s lawmakers – currently 54 – write a letter calling for a no-confidence vote in the leader.
Bob Neill, a senior Conservative legislator who chairs the House of Commons Justice Committee, said Tuesday that it is “in the interest of the party, and indeed in the interest of the country, for them to proceed.”
admin john stevenson He said he had sent a letter because a trust vote was the only way to “draw the line” under the recent controversies.
Johnson said last week that senior civil servants Sue GrayThe report should end the “PartyGate” scandal, in which 83 people, including Johnson, were fined by police at parties in government buildings in 2020 and 2021.
Johnson said he took “full responsibility” and expressed regret – but denied that he intentionally broke any rules or lied when he said Parliament Last year when there was no party. He said it was time to “move on” and focus on tackling issues such as Britain’s livelihood crisis and the war in Ukraine.
But a growing number of Conservative lawmakers are calling for a no-confidence vote in Johnson, who gave the party a sizable parliamentary majority in 2019 but has come under questions about his ethics and judgment.
former attorney general jeremy wright Said that “Partygate” had harmed “institutions and the authority of the government” and concluded that “for the good of this and future governments, the prime minister should resign.”
If Johnson lost the confidence vote, he would be replaced as Conservative leader and prime minister. Had he won, he would not have been able to face another challenge for a year.
It is unclear how many letters have been sent, but it is likely more than the 28 Conservative lawmakers who have publicly called on Johnson to step down. There is a growing sentiment in the Conservative Party that the 54 threshold will be exceeded in the next few weeks.
former conservative leader William Hague He said he thought Johnson was “in real trouble” and that a vote was inevitable.
“I think the Sue Gray Report has been one of the slowest fuse blasts in politics,” Hague told Times Radio.
He said, “The Conservative Party will need to solve this one way or another, obviously because to be an effective party they either need to rally behind their prime minister, or they need to make a decision to oust him.” is required.”