{"id":158903,"date":"2022-06-06T07:10:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T07:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=158903"},"modified":"2022-06-06T07:10:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T07:10:44","slug":"boris-johnson-could-face-crunch-leadership-vote-within-days-as-tory-rebels-expect-an-announcement-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-could-face-crunch-leadership-vote-within-days-as-tory-rebels-expect-an-announcement-this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson could face crunch leadership vote within days as Tory rebels expect an announcement THIS MORNING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BORIS Johnson will face a leadership vote within hours after the threshold of Tories demanding he quits has been hit, rebels claim.<\/p>\n<p>Mutineers expect party bigwig Sir Graham Brady to announce this morning that more than 54 Conservative MPs have submitted no confidence letters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NINTCHDBPICT000738316624.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NINTCHDBPICT000731784503.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A Downing Street source told The Sun they also \u201cwould not be surprised\u201d if the threshold has been met. <\/p>\n<p>It would set up a dramatic secret ballot in the coming days &#8211; likely Tuesday or Wednesday &#8211; in which Tory MPs will decide Mr Johnson&#x27;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>The PM has vowed to fight tooth and nail to squash the revolt and stay in Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Minister Sajid Javid said this morning that if a vote is triggered the PM &quot;will fight his corner with a very, very strong case.&quot;<\/p>\n<h3><span>READ MORE ON POLITICS<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/crop-18791148.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Boris Johnson ready to crush angry Conservative MPs&#8217; bid to topple him<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NINTCHDBPICT000735829800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Boris to hit by-election campaign trail as he bids to avoid backbench coup<\/h3>\n<p>But if the size of the mutiny surpasses 180 MPs he will be kicked out of No10 and a fresh contest for the Tory crown will take place.<\/p>\n<p>Disgruntled rebels seized on voters booing the PM this weekend as he attended a Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul&#x27;s Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>A steady drumbeat of rebellion has been building since the Sue Gray report into lockdown-busting bashes was published last month.<\/p>\n<p>A lack of action to tackle the cost of living crisis has also been cited as rebel reasons for Mr Johnson to go. <\/p>\n<p>This morning ex-finance minister Jesse Norman broke cover as the latest Tory MP to join the rebellion. <\/p>\n<p>Writing a long letter of no confidence, he said: &quot;I have supported Boris Johnson for 15 years, for the London Mayoralty and for PM. <\/p>\n<h3>Most read in The Sun<\/h3>\n<p><style data-emotion=\"css ksk4ta\">.css-ksk4ta{opacity:1;display:block;border-radius:inherit;height:104px;width:156px;-webkit-animation:fadeIn 300ms;animation:fadeIn 300ms;}@-webkit-keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0;}to{opacity:1;}}@keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0;}to{opacity:1;}}<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT000738304915.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1b3rpqk\">.css-1b3rpqk{width:470px;height:104px;margin:0;padding:0 16px 0 16px;border:1px solid #dcdddd;background-color:#ffffff;}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1ip4d38\">.css-1ip4d38{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-align-content:center;-ms-flex-line-pack:center;align-content:center;-webkit-box-flex-wrap:nowrap;-webkit-flex-wrap:nowrap;-ms-flex-wrap:nowrap;flex-wrap:nowrap;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:flex-start;margin-left:calc(-4px\/2);margin-right:calc(-4px\/2);width:470px;height:104px;margin:0;padding:0 16px 0 16px;border:1px solid #dcdddd;background-color:#ffffff;}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 14dqn90\">.css-14dqn90{display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;margin-left:calc(4px\/2);margin-right:calc(4px\/2);}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 12an5ma\">.css-12an5ma{font-family:The Sun;font-size:20px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0%;font-stretch:normal;padding:1px 0px;}.css-12an5ma::before{content:'';display:block;height:0;width:0;margin-bottom:calc(-0.261875em + -1px);}.css-12an5ma::after{content:'';display:block;height:0;width:0;margin-top:calc(-0.25em + -1.3px);}<\/style>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\">\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1xa6fgb\">.css-1xa6fgb{color:rgba(58,121,187,1);text-transform:uppercase;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;margin-right:4px;}.css-1xa6fgb:hover:not(:disabled){-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<p><span>ONE&#x27;S LOVE <\/span><\/p>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1efa55o\">.css-1efa55o{display:inline;font:inherit;margin:0;color:rgba(34,37,38,1);-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1efa55o:hover:not(:disabled){-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<h2>Queen says &#x27;my heart has been with you all&#x27; after missing last 2 days of Jubilee<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/COMP-TWIN-OMF-HOLLY-JUBILEE.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>flawless! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Holly Willoughby looks stunning in floral dress at Platinum Jubilee Pageant<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/crop-18787386.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>GAN-GAN&#x27;S A GAS <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>George &amp; Charlotte&#x27;s sweet reaction to Queen pulling sandwich from handbag<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/crop-18787168.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>LOOK HERE <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Viewers all saying same thing as BBC slammed for showing Charlotte during jubilee<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Very sadly, I have written to him to say I can no longer do so&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Anxious MPs Mr Johnson is not the electoral superstar who wonlandslide in 2019 and fear they will lose their seats if he leads the party into the next election. <\/p>\n<p>The Tories are on course to lose two crunch byelections later this month. <\/p>\n<p>A brutal briefing being shared warns the PM \u201cis no longer an electoral asset and, if left in post, will lead the Party to a substantial defeat in 2024\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They fear 160 Tory MPs could lose their seats with Boris still in No10 turning a \u201cdefeat into a landslide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The briefing says: \u201cThe entire purpose of the government now appears to be the sustenance of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;MPs are having to defend the indefensible, not for the sake of the party, but for one man.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>But No10 chief of staff Steve Barclay slammed rebellious colleagues and said &quot;continued internal factionalisaton would be indefensible&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson has apologised for Partygate and begged the nation to move on so he can focus on the cost of living crisis and Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>He hopes to reset the agenda by focusing on health and with a new right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants, unveiled in a key speech on Thursday.<\/p>\n<h3>We pay for your stories!<\/h3>\n<p>Do you have a story for The Sun news desk?<\/p>\n<p>Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. 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