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Boris Johnson may have been voted in as prime minister by the British people but he relies on the continued support of his Conservative backbench MPs to remain in position.
But after a series of scandals over lobbying, a Peppa Pig World speech, the Downing Street flat refurbishment and reports of Christmas parties during last winter’s lockdown, more and more Tory MPs have voiced their disquiet with the PM.
The implementation of “Plan B” COVID restrictions has also not helped the PM, with more than 50 Conservative MPs publicly saying they will vote against the measures, which include vaccine passports.
Gavin Barwell, a former Tory MP and chief of staff under Theresa May when she was PM, told Sky News Mr Johnson’s standing with his MPs was “very low”.
“He is going to have to change the way he runs the government and the Downing Street operation if he wants to get through this,” he told All Out Politics.
“The key point is that many of these wounds are self-inflicted, that’s what’s making Conservative MPs so angry.”
At the end of November, reports were swirling that letters of no confidence were being sent to the influential 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers.
What do these letters mean, how many are needed to trigger a vote and what would a potential leadership contest involve?
What do the letters mean?
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Boris Johnson grinds to a halt during a speech to the CBI, then goes completely off-piste with a story about a cartoon
Tory MPs disgruntled with their party’s current leadership can submit no confidence letters to the 1922 Committee of backbench…
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Source : skynews
