Minister Gove allegedly tells Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign from the party leadership
Michael Gove who is the Secretary of State for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations tells UK prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign following the resignation of ministers.
According to reports, the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbencher MPs who are responsible for enabling no-confidence votes, send a delegation to tell Boris Johnson to quit his leadership. The Executives of 1922 also stated that they will vote to change the party rules if Boris Johnson does not quit after enough letters of no confidence were submitted.
According to the British Constitution, a motion of no-confidence was dictated by convention. Later the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, a vote of no-confidence can be passed in a specific form in order to create the possibility for the general election. According to the Act, if a motion of no-confidence has passed in the government, then a vote of confidence has to be conducted in the same or alternative government within 14 days. A no-confidence vote can be used to unite the ruling party.
According to sources, Mr. Johnson has secured enough votes to survive the no-confidence motion earlier on June 6. Although he lost many supporters of Tory leaders. Almost 41% of his own party members voted against him in the no-confidence motion. A poll revealed that 60% of the British public and almost 32% of conservative voters think that Mr. Johnson must be removed from leadership.
However, Mr. Johnson’s victorious win and securing his position as Prime Minister of the UK couldn’t prove his leadership to his own party members. Despite the result of the no-confidence motion it highlights flaws within the Conservative party.
The reports suggest that there’s a clear division within the party. A surge of MPs started resigning following the verdict starting with the resignation of Mr. Javid and Mr, Sunak who has backed the Prime Minister now facing a torrent of opposition from the same.
Mims Davies the Employment Minister has also resigned totaling the count of rebel ministers to 27. Ms. Davies said that she is resigning with a “heavy heart” and she is unsure of the party’s direction in the coming months due to the increasing amount of rebels that the Conservative government is facing.
She said, “I have truly battled with coming to this decision because I am deeply committed to my role and I feel that the government must continue to function and above all deliver for our people. However, I feel now the great work we are doing in my government and many others is utterly overshadowed by what has unfolded from the heart of government in Downing Street.”
