Some who backed PM only last week now set sights on ‘clean sweep’ of backbench committee that could allow leadership vote
Two previous supporters of the prime minister told the Guardian they would not back him in another confidence vote, while negotiations have begun to agree a unified slate that would ratchet up pressure on the prime minister to quit.– a group of Tory MPs elected in 2019 who met to discuss Johnson’s demise in February – have recommenced talks.
Steve Baker and Andrew Bridgen have declared their intention to run; others contemplating the same include Aaron Bell, who submitted a letter of no confidence in Johnson in February, and Paul Holmes, who quit as a ministerial aide over Partygate. Chris Green, a former minister who said Johnson faced the “greatest political challenge to survive” after the recent no-confidence vote, is also planning to stand.
MPs crunching the numbers from the last no-confidence vote believe that given 41% called for Johnson to quit and that most in government can be relied on to have remained loyal, the vast majority of those who will get a say in the 1922 Committee election are opposed to his leadership. The 1922 Committee has an 18-strong leadership group. Of the 10 current executive members, four are seen as being publicly supportive of the prime minister. Two have stepped down after becoming parliamentary private secretaries. Five of the committee’s six officers are believed to oppose Johnson.
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