Johnson to face confidence vote: What happens next?

At least 50% of Tory MPs must vote “no confidence” for the British Prime Minister to lose

Boris Johnson is to face a confidence vote after a dozens of Conservative MPs withdrew support for his leadership (Henry Nicholls/PA)

Boris Johnson is to face a confidence vote after a dozens of Tory MPs withdrew support for his leadership.

Critics of the British Prime Minister seized on the Sue Gray report into lockdown-busting parties and the Prime Minister’s response to it as the trigger for submitting letters calling for a vote.