Confidence vote to be held today from 6pm!

mitch_at_merseyside said:
But this would be different to a vote of confidence in the government, which would lead to a general election. A vote of no confidence in the PM would ultimately force him to resign, right? I suppose with it being a vote that requires whips and is not a secret ballot, a lot of MP's that voted against the PM tonight may be reluctant this time around. I feel that it will take just one cabinet resignation and the whole thing falls down The rebels will get the final laugh if Johnson is found guilty by the Parliamentary Standards Committee, they could vote for him to be expelled from Parliament.
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Since the Fixed Term Parliament Act has been repealed then a motion of no confidence would require 2/3 Majority (pretty sure that never changed) to be successful however history proved this could be circumvented by another motion requiring a simple majority.
 
We just need to do a line of it and move on and get the job done, like they keep telling us(I may not have the wording fully correct but it's definitely something along them LINES).
 
Not sure if this has already been posted so apologies if it has

Simon Clarke, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: 'I will be voting confidence in our Prime Minister Boris Johnson.'

Jacob Young, Redcar: 'Boris has my full confidence.'.

Peter Gibson, Darlington: 'Boris Johnson retains my confidence as our PM and as a champion for the North East'.

Jill Mortimer, Hartlepool: 'Hartlepool voted overwhelmingly for Brexit and Boris got it done.'

Matt Vickers, Stockton South: 'The Prime Minister backs Teesside and I’m backing him.'

Full list of MP's who voted for Boris here

www.spectator.co.uk

Full list: the Tory MPs backing Boris Johnson

Graham Brady, the chair of the Tory backbench 1922 committee, has announced that Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote at 6 p.m. this evening. He told the Prime Minister yesterday that the required 54 letters had been received and that would face a vote imminently. Voting for Conservative...
www.spectator.co.uk www.spectator.co.uk
 
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Just joining in this thread, haven't read it all
But Quelle Surprise!!

Maybe the best result for long term change, tbf
However, the dirty rat will take this opportunity to fk our country up for another two years, to further the opportunities for his cronies.
Sad really, but the mass majority of this country has supported him and his team - and they (and us!) will get what they reap
 
Ah, so today Boris will emerge triumphant and bash on all that he promised his voters.

So far he has delivered great success including, er, I suppose, maybe, absolutely, yep, NOTHING. We'll apart from a long list of f ups that apply to everything he touches.

Move one, he says. Let's see lardy boy try, just for entertainment value.
 
I was surprised that Kevin Hollinrake backed Johnson after his Government tried to move thousands of immigrants to his constituency. Just shows they have no backbone whatsoever!

Be an interesting few days, I can see a reshuffle coming!
 
MolteniArcore said:
I was surprised that Kevin Hollinrake backed Johnson after his Government tried to move thousands of immigrants to his constituency. Just shows they have no backbone whatsoever!

Be an interesting few days, I can see a reshuffle coming!
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Yeah I've heard one was already planned regardless of what happened. For some reason the phrase "reshuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic" springs to mind.

Much like when he "reorganised number 10" to show he'd "taken the party gate criticism seriously" he'll say it's to show he's listening to the concerns of his backbenchers. I suspect the MPs who'll fall for that BS already back him. Doubt it'll be much of one anyway. Same names in slightly different jobs.
 
festa5 said:
Yeah I've heard one was already planned regardless of what happened. For some reason the phrase "reshuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic" springs to mind.

Much like when he "reorganised number 10" to show he'd "taken the party gate criticism seriously" he'll say it's to show he's listening to the concerns of his backbenchers. I suspect the MPs who'll fall for that BS already back him. Doubt it'll be much of one anyway. Same names in slightly different jobs.
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He will probably have offered ministerial roles for votes, hence the reshuffle.
 
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