On Monday evening, a vote on Boris Johnson's leadership is expected.
It came after at least 15% of Conservative MPs secretly submitted letters of no confidence in the prime minister.
Johnson's position as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister could be jeopardized if he loses this election.It has been revealed that Boris Johnson will face a leadership election on Monday evening.Sir Graham Brady, the Conservative Party MP in charge of the procedure, announced Monday morning that he had received enough letters of no confidence in the prime minister's leadership to force a vote.
At least 54 Conservative MPs must have signed the petition. According to Insider, more than 60 people have done so.
Brady said the vote would take place between 6 and 8 p.m. on Monday. In response to the vote, Downing Street was upbeat, characterizing it as an opportunity to "draw a line and go forward."
"The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party demanding a vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leader has been exceeded," he stated in a statement.
"According to the rules, a ballot will be held today, Monday, June 6th, between 18:00 and 20:00 – specifics to be announced."
Brady stated the vote would take place in the House of Commons and the results would be disclosed "shortly thereafter" when speaking to journalists shortly after releasing his announcement.
"I informed the prime minister yesterday that the threshold had been crossed, and we agreed on a timeline," he said.
"He agreed with my viewpoint, which is also consistent with our guidelines, that the vote should take place as soon as reasonably possible."
Some of Brady's Tory colleagues "requested specifically that it not be until after the jubilee celebrations," according to Brady, confirming what sources reported last week.
"Tonight is a chance to stop months of speculation and allow the government to draw a line and move on, delivering on the people's priorities," a Downing Street official said after Brady's declaration.
"The Prime Minister welcomes the opportunity to make his case to MPs, and will remind them that there is no more formidable political force than when they are united and focused on the issues that important to voters."
It happened after a letter of no confidence was published by another senior MP on Monday morning.
Former Treasury Minister Jesse Norman wrote a scathing letter to Johnson, criticizing key aspects of his leadership and recent initiatives.
It included "ugly" proposals to deport unsuccessful asylum seekers to Rwanda, as well as the "partygate" affair, in which Johnson and others disregarded restrictions in order to hold parties during the UK's coronavirus lockdowns.
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