This afternoon the motion of censure against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be voted on. The British press reports that 15% of the Conservative Party parliamentary group is in favor of the vote. The British prime minister’s office has already reacted, saying Monday’s vote will be an “opportunity to end months of speculation and allow the government to move forward.”
The vote will take place this afternoon, in the House of Commons, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and the result will be known hours later.
The announcement confirms various rumors that the Members had submitted letters in recent days in which expressed his discontent with the actions of the Prime Minister, a process that is secret and anonymous, although some have publicly expressed their position.
The chairman of the Conservative parliamentary group, Graham Brady, also known as the 1922 Committee, told Parliament the minimum threshold of 15% of MEPs has been exceededor 45 of the 359 deputies, to start the process.
This Monday, one of the names added to the list of critics was that of former Secretary of State for Finance Jesse Norman, listing in a letter a series of reasons, including the Partygate scandal and the intention to legislate to suspend parts of the Protocol. of Northern Ireland from the Brexit Agreement. “Prolonging this charade of staying in office not only insults the electorate […] but it makes a change of government more likely in the next one,” he said.
A poll published in the Sunday Times newspaper on Sunday was seen as a warning sign for Conservatives. the labor party gained a 20 percentage point lead in voting intentions in the Wakefield constituencyto be voted on June 23 following the resignation of Conservative MP Imran Khan.
The taunts directed at Boris Johnson on Friday, at the entrance to St Paul’s Cathedral, in London, for a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II, accentuated the change in public opinion.
In an internal poll, the ConservativeHome website notes that the majority of military personnel (57%) are still against firing, but say that the number of those who want a new perk increased to 40%.
The motion of censure process is secret and the result is determined by simple majorityor by the orientation of some 180 votes among the 359 conservative deputies.
If Boris Johnson gets more than half of the votes, he will remain the leader of the party and enjoy one year of immunity from further motions of no confidence, but a defeat will open an election internal find a successor in which the current prime minister cannot stand for re-election.
It should be remembered that this motion of censure has as its background the “Party Gate”, which consisted of parties during confinement, the details of which were made public with an independent report by Sue Gray.
Boris Johnson has already refused to resign as prime ministersaying it was time to “move on”.
Source: Observadora
