McCarthy ousted as House speaker as Democrats join Republicans to topple him

Kevin McCarthy’s chief rival, Matt Gaetz, brought forward the motion to remove him.

Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of his role as the speaker of the US House of Representatives after an extraordinary showdown.

Mr McCarthy’s chief rival, Matt Gaetz, brought forward the “motion to vacate”, drawing together more than a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who said he was unworthy of leadership.

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