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Boris Johnson self belief vote: Which Tory MPs want the PM to transfer?

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Jun 7, 2022
Boris Johnson self belief vote: Which Tory MPs want the PM to transfer?

By Joseph Cassidy & Paul Seddon

BBC News

Media caption, The moment Sir Graham Brady announces Boris Johnson obtained the boldness vote

Boris Johnson obtained Monday’s vote of self belief in his management, although by a narrower margin than he and his allies would relish hoped.

Of the 359 Tory MPs within the Commons, 211 backed the prime minister, whereas 148 voted against him.

The vote became once nameless, so we are going to now not know for obvious which formulation Tory MPs voted, but here are a number of of the MPs who relish long gone public with their opposition to Mr Johnson.

Jeremy Hunt

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Constituency: South West Surrey

Mr Hunt said he would possibly presumably be balloting against Mr Johnson quickly after a management vote became once offered. The feeble distant places secretary ran against Mr Johnson at the 2019 management contest, but misplaced out within the final spherical of balloting. He became down the probability to be Mr Johnson’s defence secretary, as a change carving out a purpose on the backbenches as chair of the Commons successfully being committee.

Douglas Ross

The chief of the Scottish Tories, who serves in each the Commons and the Scottish Parliament, said he had now not pushed for a self belief vote within the PM, but would vote against him after paying consideration to his constituents. He beforehand wrote a no self belief letter in Mr Johnson in January, sooner than withdrawing it resulting from the battle in Ukraine.

David Davis

Constituency: Haltemprice and Howden

A notorious supporter of Brexit, David Davis served as secretary of suppose for exiting the European Union underneath Theresa Might well moreover but resigned over her Brexit deal. Talking within the Commons in January and quoting Oliver Cromwell, he suggested the prime minister: “You would possibly additionally relish got sat there too lengthy on your total factual you’ve got executed. In the title of God, creep!”

Steve Baker

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One more notorious supporter of Brexit and feeble chair of the European Compare Community. Mr Baker beforehand submitted a letter of no self belief in Theresa Might well moreover and backed Boris Johnson when she stood down as prime minister. In April, he expressed enrage over Partygate and suggested the prime minister that “the gig is up”.

Tobias Ellwood

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Constituency: Bournemouth East

A junior minister underneath David Cameron and Theresa Might well moreover, Tobias Ellwood is a feeble soldier and now serves as chairman of the defence spend committee. He said in early February that he had submitted a letter of no self belief within the prime minister.

Caroline Nokes

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Constituency: Romsey and Southampton North

Ms Nokes served as immigration minister underneath Theresa Might well moreover. She left government when Boris Johnson grew to alter into prime minister and became once one of the most 21 Conservative MPs who had the whip removed in 2019 for balloting against the federal government’s Brexit space. She has said she submitted a letter “a truly very lengthy time ago”.

Andrew Mitchell

Constituency: Sutton Coldfield

First elected: 1987 (misplaced his seat in 1997 but became once returned to parliament in 2001)

A feeble cupboard minister underneath David Cameron. Mr Mitchell supported remaining within the EU in 2016 and has been a key critic of Boris Johnson’s cuts to world development funding. He has known as Partygate “extra corrosive” than the expenses scandal and said within the Commons that the prime minister “no longer enjoys my strengthen”.

Andrew Bridgen

Constituency: North West Leicestershire

Mr Bridgen became once a vocal supporter of Brexit and backed Boris Johnson within the 2019 management election. He has beforehand submitted letters of no self belief in each David Cameron and Theresa Might well moreover. He submitted a letter of no self belief in Mr Johnson in January 2022 but withdrew it in March in gentle of the battle in Ukraine. He then submitted a letter again in unhurried Might well moreover.

Alicia Kearns

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Constituency: Rutland and Melton

Ms Kearns sits on the government of the influential backbench 1922 committee and became once accused of being the main resolve within the “Pork Pie procedure” to oust the PM. She confirmed publicly that she had submitted a letter of no self belief.

Sir Jeremy Wright

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Constituency: Kenilworth and Southam

Now a backbencher, Jeremy Wright beforehand served as licensed legitimate total after which tradition secretary underneath David Cameron and Theresa Might well moreover. He said in a assertion on his web space that Partygate had executed “proper and lasting injury to the recognition now not merely of this government but to the institutions and authority of government extra typically”. He confirmed he had submitted a letter of no self belief.

Different Conservative MPs to relish publicly voiced opposition to the prime minister consist of:

Sir Roger GaleMark HarperNigel MillsJesse NormanTim LoughtonPeter AldousAnthony MangnallSir Gary StreeterAaron BellNick GibbCraig WhittakerNeil HudsonWilliam WraggJulian SturdyJohn BaronStephen HammondDavid SimmondsSir Bob NeillSteve BrineAnne Marie MorrisElliot ColburnJohn Stevenson
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