Boris Johnson: UK Conservative MP says PM will call for trust vote on Johnson World News – Times of India

London: Senior Conservative MP Tobias Elwood He said he would submit a letter of no confidence to the British Prime Minister boris johnson Calling Wednesday the so-called ‘Partygate’ is diverting the government’s attention at a time of international crisis.
Johnson is facing calls to resign after weeks of a steady drip of reports accusing his aides, and that he himself, had staged parties in his Downing Street office and residence and attended such times. was when millions of Britons were under COVID-19 lockdown.
Elwood, chairman of Parliament’s defense select committee and a former junior minister, was the latest Conservative lawmaker to say he would submit a letter of no confidence in Johnson.
“It is time to resolve this so that the party can return to governance and yes … I will submit my letter today to the committee of 1922,” Elwood said, referring to a group that represents lawmakers whose I don’t have government job.
A trust vote could be triggered if 15% of the 359 Conservative members of parliament sought to write a letter to the chairman of the 1922 committee.
Elwood said the scandals were distracting from Britain’s response to key issues such as the crisis in Ukraine.
Elwood told Sky News, “I believe it is time for the prime minister to put a hold on this. He has to essentially call for a vote of confidence himself instead of waiting for the 54 letters to actually be submitted.” needed.”
“It’s terrible for all MPs to constantly defend this to the British public… and now the question for all of us is, is the prime minister the best person to lead the party forward?”

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