Former Minister Sir Bob Neal became the 12th Conservative MP to submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership, saying he did not find the Prime Minister’s explanations about the parties violating the blockade “credible”.
An MP from Bromley and Chislehurst said this week’s Partygate report to senior government official Sue Gray revealed “completely unacceptable” behavior at 10 Downing Street, which has undermined government confidence.
He said: “Trust is the most important commodity in politics, but these events have undermined trust not only in the Prime Minister’s Office, but also in the political process itself. To restore that trust and move forward, a change in leadership is needed. “
Within an hour, Alicia Kearns, a Melton MP who is rumored to be a key player in the swine pie plot against the prime minister over a partygate earlier this year, also said he did not trust the prime minister.
She indulged in the “shameful things” that some would seek to retain Mr Johnson’s post as prime minister, and attacked his call for the public to move forward.
“To say that we just have to move forward is to be contemptuous and to ignore the sacrifices of the people of Rutland and Melton and our country.
The chairman of the 1922 commission, Sir Graham Brady, must call a vote for Mr Johnson’s leadership if he receives 54 letters of no confidence, at which time the prime minister needs the support of half of his deputies – about 180 votes – to keep the job. you are.
Recent interventions have come amid the resignation of Eastleigh MP Paul Holmes as a ministerial aide in the Home Office.
Mr Holmes, who was the first member of the government to step down after Gray’s full report was released on Wednesday, said “a toxic culture seems to have penetrated number 10”. But he did not say whether he wanted Mr Johnson to leave or whether he had written a letter to Sir Graham.
Four other lawmakers – Julian Sturdy, John Barron, David Simmonds and Stephen Hammond – called for the prime minister’s resignation after the report was published, while another, Angela Richardson of Guildford, said she would resign if faced with similar criticism.
Sir Bob, a lawyer who currently chairs the municipality’s Justice Committee, said: “We cannot have one rule for government employees and different for everyone else. Those of us who set the rules have a special responsibility to abide by them.
“Sue Gray’s report highlighted a pattern of completely unacceptable behavior spread over several months by some 10 Downing Street workers, including breaking rules that cause real pain and hardship for many and which the government and we as parliamentarians have told others to live.
“I have listened carefully to the explanations given by the prime minister in parliament and elsewhere, and unfortunately I do not find his allegations credible.
“That is why, with a heavy heart, I sent a letter of no confidence to Sir Graham Brady on Wednesday afternoon.
“Trust is the most important commodity in politics, but these events have undermined trust not only in the prime minister’s office, but also in the political process itself. To restore that trust and move forward, a change in leadership is needed. “
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