Boris Johnson Faces Confidence Vote — Here’s What You Need To Know

It was updated on June 6, 2022.

A vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be held by the U.K. Parliament on Monday evening, according to a Conservative Party chairman.

The vote was triggered by at least 54 Conservative members of Parliament who said they had no confidence in Johnson.

A simple majority of Conservative MPs would have to vote against the prime minister in order for him to be removed.

If Johnson wins the vote of confidence, the party will hold an election to find a new leader, but he won't face a no-confidence vote again for a year.

Conservative MP Jesse Norman said in a letter published Monday that Johnson's government lacks a sense of mission and is based more on "empty rhetoric."

One of the MPs who helped triggered Monday's vote was Norman, who pointed to moves like Johnson's plan to send immigrants to Africa.

The vote is a chance for the government to draw a line and move on.

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There will be a vote between 6 and 8 pm on Monday. The time is Eastern Brady said in his statement Monday that the votes will be counted immediately after the election.

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At a time when the economy is struggling, inflation is soaring and growth is anemic, Norman said, you are simply seeking to campaign, to keep changing the subject and to create political and cultural dividing lines for your benefit.

Tangent

Theresa May was the last British leader to face a no-confidence vote in the wake of her handling of Britain's exit from the European Union. She quit six months later after winning the vote.

Key Background

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