UK’s Johnson Faces No-Confidence Vote as Conservative Rebels Call for Leadership Change Over Partygate

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in Downing Street, London, on May 25, 2022. Leon Neal/PA Media

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of no-confidence on Monday evening after Conservative lawmakers called for a change in party leadership following revelations of breaches of COVID-19 rules in the heart of government during the pandemic.

Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, said on Monday morning, “The threshold of 15 percent of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded.”