Vote of confidence: Which Conservative MPs have publicly called on Boris Johnson to quit?
Paste BN is keeping track of all the Conservative MPs who have publicly confirmed their intention to submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, and those who have otherwise called for him to resign.
Monday 6 June 2022 19:50, UK
A growing number of Conservative MPs have publicly called for Boris Johnson to resign over his handling of the partygate scandal.
A total of 51 have questioned the prime minister's leadership, of which 34 have called on him to go immediately.
Some have confirmed they have sent a letter of no confidence in the prime minister to Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs.
Conservative Party rules state that at least 15% of Tory MPs must write a no-confidence letter to make a leadership challenge possible.
What would it take for the PM to be ousted?
Theresa May faced a leadership vote after only about 24 MPs publicly said they had sent letters to Sir Graham, but as she required 48 to trigger a vote it meant only half had publicly revealed their intentions.
Paste BN is keeping track of which Conservative MPs have publicly questioned the PM's future since he was fined by the Met Police in April for breaching lockdown rules.
Below is a table of all the Conservative MPs who have publicly spoken out against the PM since he was fined in April. Underneath that are what some of the prominent Tories have said.
Andrew Bridgen
The prominent Brexiteer, who backed Mr Johnson to be leader in 2019, revealed in January he had submitted a letter of no confidence as partygate revelations ramped up.
After the Met Police investigation he said it was not the time for him to go as it would play "into the hand of Putin" - but changed his mind days later following the emergence of photos and fresh accounts of other alleged parties.
He revealed he "and colleagues" had put letters of no confidence in the PM in the final days of May and said: "It may well be the numbers are close to triggering a vote of no confidence."
Caroline Nokes
Former immigration minister and current chair of the Women and Equalities Committee Caroline Nokes confirmed after the Met Police fined the PM her letter was submitted "a very long time ago".
Karen Bradley
The former Northern Ireland secretary said in April that if she had been a minister who was found to have broken the law "I would be tendering my resignation". She has not confirmed she has sent a letter in.
Tobias Ellwood
A staunch critic of the PM, the Defence Committee chair confirmed he has sent a letter in and said after the Met fine: "I do believe the PM should step back."
Sir Gary Streeter
The veteran backbencher submitted a letter in February and confirmed in April the situation remains "unchanged".
Mark Harper
A 2019 leadership contestant and former Tory chief whip, said in April: "I no longer think he is worthy of the great office he holds."
David Davis
The veteran Tory, former home secretary and ex-Brexit secretary has submitted a letter and said after telling the PM in the Commons "in the name of God, go" he has not changed his position.
Steve Baker
Another prominent Brexiteer, Steve Baker backed Mr Johnson in 2019 and previously submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May in 2018.
The MP, known for his ability to run campaigns from the backbenches, said in April he had submitted a letter and said: "The prime minister now should be long gone."
William Wragg
Vice-chair of the 1922 Committee, the former primary school teacher confirmed he had submitted a letter in April. He said: "I cannot reconcile myself to the prime minister's continued leadership."
Andrew Mitchell
The veteran MP, former chief whip and ex-International Development Secretary backed Mr Johnson's leadership in 2019 but after calling for his resignation in January, he said his view "hasn't really changed".
Nick Gibb
Another long-standing MP, the former schools minister said in January that to "restore trust, we need to change the prime minister". He said his "position is unchanged".
Sir Roger Gale
The North Thanet MP since 1983 has been an outspoken critic of Boris Johnson since before he became PM.
He told Paste BN: "I believe the PM has misled the House, that's a resignation issue."
Stephen Hammond
A health minister under Mrs May, and former vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, the Remain supporter said after the Sue Gray report he had submitted a letter.
Sir Bob Neill
The chairman of the Commons Justice Committee revealed he had submitted a letter after the Sue Gray report, saying he does "not find his [the PM's] assertions, either that no rules were broken or that he was unaware of the breaches, to be credible".
Alicia Kearns
Part of the 2019 intake that helped the PM get a large majority, the MP for Rutland and Melton was named as the ringleader of the "pork pie plot" of 2019 MPs hostile to the PM over partygate.
In May, she said the PM "continues not to hold my confidence".
Jeremy Wright
The former culture secretary and attorney general under Theresa May said on 30 May he had carefully considered the Met and Sue Gray investigations and the PM's response.
"I have therefore, with regret, concluded that, for the good of this and future governments, the prime minister should resign," he said.
Andrea Leadsom
Former business secretary and leading Brexiteer Dame Angela Leadsom sent a letter to constituents blaming Boris Johnson for "unacceptable failings of leadership" over the partygate scandal.
She did not say if she had handed a letter in but said she and all Conservative MPs "must now decide on what is the right course of action that will restore confidence in our government".
John Penrose
John Penrose sent a letter of resignation to the PM just hours after it was announced a confidence vote in Mr Johnson's leadership will take place between 6pm and 8pm today.
The MP for Weston-super-Mare has been the UK's anti-corruption champion at the Home Office since 2017 but said he could no longer be in his post as Mr Johnson had not addressed the "failures of leadership and judgment" Ms Gray said had taken place over lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street.
He said Mr Johnson has therefore breached "a fundamental principle of the Ministerial Code - a clear resigning matter" but said the PM's letter to Lord Geidt, the PM's independent adviser on the code, "ignores this absolutely central, non-negotiable issue completely".
John Lamont
John Lamont has resigned as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' parliamentary private secretary to vote against Boris Johnson in tonight's confidence vote.
Releasing a statement outlining his voting intention, the MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk said "government has become overwhelmed" by the recent partygate events "to the detriment of my constituents and people across the United Kingdom".
Senior Tory Jeremy Hunt and leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross both earlier revealed they would also be voting against the PM tonight.