hello, i'm ros atkins, live from downing street — where borisjohnson is facing a crunch vote on his leadership. just a few hundred metres away in the house of parliament boris johnson is facing a vote on his leadership. terry mps are casting secret ballots right now in a vote of confidence in his leadership. all day we have heard the case for the prime minister and against him. it is not an easy day but it's a daily want to get out of the way because we know the prime minister will win comfortably. i we know the prime minister will win comfortably-— comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge _ comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge of— comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge of setting _ comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the - comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules | be in charge of setting the rules during _ be in charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing _ during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break those rules. in

the leadership to break those rules. the past leadership to break those rules. in the past hour, the leader of the scottish conservatives set the prime minister position is untenable and says he will vote against it. boris johnson will meet the backing of 180 of his mps if he is to stay leader of the conservative party. today he told both mps he would win for them again as he met them in a private meeting. the hour began an hour ago. six p:m.. it will continue all the way through until 8pm so we have another hour to go. then they would be an hour of counting. we are expecting the result at nine p:m.. we do know which way some of those mps are voting and we will bring you the latest from the house of parliament. conservative mps hold boris johnson's future in their hands — voting is under way etc

they are voting right now on let that they have confidence in him and whether they want to remove him as leader of the party and whether they want to keep them. in recent months the prime minister has been under mounting pressure for a number of reasons not least all of those revelations about the left on parties here in downing street. defined at the prime minister received from the police and that report from sue gray. detailing broader cultural problems within the operation in the building behind me. as for this votes, we're expecting that in two hours the results from now, it will finish in an hour in our accounting and at 9pm we will know which way is telling. 2a hours ago we did not even know we would be in this situation because it was only this morning that the whole thing was confirmed. the threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister

has been passed. therefore a vote of confidence will take place within the rules of the 1922 committee. iam sure i am sure lots of you watching have lots of questions about what is happening right now with british politics and in particular with borisjohnson. send them our way. you can reach me on twitter and we will work to those questions in the next 90 minutes. this is how a vote of no confidence works. at least 180 tory mps would have to vote againstjohnson for him to stand down. and we know that there are between 160 and 170 mps on the government payroll. andrew bridgen is one mp who'll be voting against the prime minister. if they resigned in order to oppose the government they would lose that

income. the target of 180 for the rebels asap because that would get into over 50% of their serving conservative mps. andrew bridgen is one mp who'll be voting against the prime minister. here he is explaining why. my loyalty is to the country and to my constituents. in the uk we don't vote for a president or prime minister, the prime minister is there by being the leader of the party with the most mps after a general election and he remains prime minister while he maintains the confidence of those mps and tonight they will have a vote and see if borisjohnson maintains that confidence. at the end of the day most of what's happened over the last six months in number ten policy has been set to sustain the position of the prime minister, one man, not the country and that is not going to stop now. we have got the privileges committee

won't report on why the the prime minister deliberately misled parliament by october. this will be running on for almost a year distracting the government. that's no way to run a government and i think the public are exasperated with it. my my colleague is seeing he released a letter, he confirmed it can find out this is a confirmation from john that he will vote against the prime minister and as i was saying has resigned as a ministerial aid. we will speak to him in a few minutes. over the course of the day, we've heard from other conservatives who'll be voting against borisjohnson.. jeremy hunt is one of them. he lost out to mrjohnson in the last leadership contest. he says: "today's decision is change or lose. i will be voting for change." and we've also seen a scathing

letter to the prime minister from former treasury ministerjesse norman. he says "neither the conservative party nor this country can afford to squander the next two years adrift and distracted by endless debate about you and your leadership." here he is speaking to the bbc earlier. the publication of the sue gray report and the have shown that the reasons why i'm very sorry the prime minister to say that he must step down now will be removed just because we now have a clear picture of a much wider set of concerns and they are notjust about party gate although that is a concern. we've also got a concern about the way in which policy is being conducted which is to create dividing lines and culture war and political disagreementjust at a time when we

need unifying inclusive energetic positive leadership. and we've also seen a resignation today — tory mp john penrose. he's resigned as the government's anti—corruption champion — a post he's held since 2017. so the sue grey report its very serious set of criticisms about leadership and if that goes to the top that means the prime minister and one of the key principles underlying and running all the way through the ministerial code is leadership and that's one of the seven nolan principles in public life. and he did not address that at all and the difficulty is if you read the report you cannot reach any other conclusion. i think than that he breached that principle and therefore he must have breached the ministerial code and that is normally a resignation issue. it should be a resignation issue

for him and it's certainly one for me and i don't say this with any degree of delight because i think he did some amazing things which i am personally grateful for but none of the good things he's done necessarilyjustify breaking and putting up the ministerial code which he himself said is one of the underpinnings of good government and integrity in government in this country. the prime minister's team has been leading the presnel is a chance to end months of speculation. we will have to see if the results do that. we know that borisjohnson has been trying to shore up support with his mps over the course of the day. in a letter to them, he said the vote would be a chance to "end media speculation and take this country forward". and support still holds firm among his cabinet. chancellor rishi sunak says: �*from the vaccine roll—out to our response to russian

aggression, the pm has shown the strong leadership our country needs. foreign secretary liz truss says: �*the prime minister has my 100% backing in today's vote....he has apologised for mistakes made. we must now focus on economic growth." and this was the message from dominic raab — the deputy prime minister. they had a period of sustained distractions and the party gate she was significant but we also had the conclusion of the police investigation and the conclusion of the report and i think it's time to draw a line in the sand on that. the pm has apologised and i think what people in our constituents most expect is a city focusing on them and to put these distractions behind us. the vote is an opportunity to draw a line in the sign. if we don't take it we will not be talking about the cost of living and we will not talk about the queen speech

agenda whether it's skills or crime—fighting or social care, we will be talking amongst ourselves. 0ne one of the challenges of covering a vote like this if it's done behind closed doors. mps what they do we don't know if it will necessarily be the same thing. here are a few numbers we could watch out for. the prime minister needs 180. if he does not get to 180 he would lose the votes and the conservative party would have removed him as leader of their party. they will need a new leader. the feelings, the conservative party rules say that cannot be another no—confidence vote for at least a year beyond today. we also know those rules could in some circumstances be changed. they would be a process but they could be changed if there was some appetite to do so. as it stands if boris johnson wins today he cannot face another no—confidence vote for a year. a victory is not necessarily guaranteed. it's also notjust about winning or losing, its about the figures. chris mason says:

that's having a sense of boris johnson's former communication director and how he sees this morning. director and how he sees this morninu. , ., director and how he sees this morning-— director and how he sees this morninu. , ., ., , morning. there is no way that they think he is wanted _ morning. there is no way that they think he is wanted all— morning. there is no way that they think he is wanted all his _ morning. there is no way that they think he is wanted all his life - morning. there is no way that they think he is wanted all his life he i think he is wanted all his life he is going to give up easily of. boris johnson does not do a reverse gear. he only does forward gear. and his mantra is very much power on. whatever the problem, plough on. whatever the problem, plough on. whatever the problem, plough on. whatever the result, he will say it's done and dusted, on ricoh. —— on we go. it's done and dusted, on ricoh. -- on we 90-— on we go. 180, that's what boris johnson needs to _ on we go. 180, that's what boris johnson needs to stay _ on we go. 180, that's what boris johnson needs to stay as - johnson needs to stay as conservative leader. the rebels have been briefing different figures but watch out for the figure 100. if they go through that it will exceed

some expectations that have been expressed. if they start getting up to 130 or 140 that would be potentially a damaging result for the prime minister. we don't know if they could get up there. one other number of people concentrate on is 133. if the rebels reached that it would be the same percentage of rebels as theresa may saw in the vote in 2018. she stayed as permanent there and state as leader of the conservative party six months later she was gone. about 100 metres from where i am mps are voting on borisjohnson�*s from where i am mps are voting on boris johnson's theatre. from where i am mps are voting on borisjohnson�*s theatre. the prime minister has just turned up to cast his vote. no word from him on the way in a way to lay out. you've covered a lot of ground about what these vote means but it's going to come down to just how many rebels there are who don't think boris johnson should stay in power. and

just how many members of the government might make that decision as well. it a secret ballot. some can say in public they are backing the pm and decide in private that they don't and make that decision without anyone knowing. 0ne they don't and make that decision without anyone knowing. one man who made his mind up is the scottish conservative mp. you have resigned as a ministerial aid tonight to the foreign secretary, why? i resigned as the pps because _ foreign secretary, why? i resigned as the pps because i _ foreign secretary, why? i resigned as the pps because i had _ foreign secretary, why? i resigned as the pps because i had voted - as the pps because i had voted against the prime minister and the vote of confidence because i don't feel as if i don't have confidence any more in the prime minister and i didn't think it was right i would continue to be in a junior ministerial position and having expressed my unhappiness with the prime minister's performance. what prime minister's performance. what chan . ed prime minister's performance. what changed your _ prime minister's performance. what changed your mind _ prime minister's performance. what changed your mind about his future? i consulted with my constituents in the scottish borders over the last weeks and months and many e—mails and many discussions of my

constituents about the party gate and the prime minister's performance and the prime minister's performance and it's very clear is a lot of unhappiness both amongst people who don't support the conservative government but also amongst people who do normally vote conservative and that was great concern that it was a distraction from the good work the government is doing notjust in scotland by the entirety of the uk and that's why i lost confidence in the prime minister. you concluded what our the prime minister. you concluded what your colleagues _ the prime minister. you concluded what your colleagues concluded i the prime minister. you concluded what your colleagues concluded in | what your colleagues concluded in the last week as well that boris johnson is no longer an asset for your party liability. we johnson is no longer an asset for your party liability.— your party liability. we will see what colleagues _ your party liability. we will see what colleagues have - your party liability. we will see what colleagues have to - your party liability. we will see what colleagues have to say i your party liability. we will see | what colleagues have to say but your party liability. we will see i what colleagues have to say but i your party liability. we will see - what colleagues have to say but i am clear that we need in your direction or new leader and a new state of government and some of the events that happened i found government and some of the events that happened ifound particularly shocking and sickening and a member of my constituents about the same so i felt it was appropriate to have changed. i felt it was appropriate to have

chanced. ~ . , i felt it was appropriate to have chan.ed_ . ., , ., i felt it was appropriate to have chanied_ . ., , ., , i felt it was appropriate to have chaned. ~ ., , ., , ., changed. what is a good result for the prime minister _ changed. what is a good result for the prime minister tonight - changed. what is a good result for the prime minister tonight if - changed. what is a good result for the prime minister tonight if he i the prime minister tonight if he scrapes through with dozens of terry mps voting against them, do you think he can— think he can really soldier on? i will not speculate _ think he can really soldier on? i will not speculate in _ think he can really soldier on? i will not speculate in terms - think he can really soldier on? i will not speculate in terms of i will not speculate in terms of numbers. we will have the figures in good time but clearly not of mps are very unhappy and over the weekend during the tip of the events there's lots of feedback coming into colleagues and that's perhaps reflected in some of the decisions colleagues made today. we will know the number soon and that's what will decide the prime minister's future. yankey for speaking to us. some breaking news. a resignation from government this evening. 0ver breaking news. a resignation from government this evening. over the next couple of hours a couple of questions. will there be any more? are there other members who feel they can stay in theirjobs and watch out for those numbers. anything over 100 rebels is bad news for the prime minister. anything over 133 means he's lost a bigger percentage of his party than theresa

may did back in 2019. theresa may turned up to vote about an hour ago and i asked her is it easier when it's someone else? she gave a long laugh. we have a number of questions to work through a number of issues directly. a lot of the messaging saying if borisjohnson loses and most people are not expecting him to lose, that he automatically stepped down as prime minister? the answer is not necessarily. he would be removed as a leader of the conservative party and they would be a process to enact a new leader of the conservative party. he could remain prime minister while that process played out that he might decide to resign in which case you might have an interim prime minister like the deputy prime minister dominic raab but clearly the way our system works in the uk is you don't elect presidents, your elected parties coming in at mps and constituencies to form a majority and be from a government which is led by a prime minister. it's why

the conservative mps to aside what happens but now, the short answer is if borisjohnson is to lose it does not mean he steps down as prime minister in that moment. we heard from the culture sector —— secretary today criticising the intervention of the former health secretary jeremy hunt who said he would be voting against but if you can hear that music someone set up a large sound system just beyond the gates of downing street. anyway she said very critical terms... and miko have libint —— we've been

hearing from ask her about that twitter thread. it’s hearing from ask her about that twitter thread.— hearing from ask her about that twitter thread. �* , ., ,., twitter thread. it's not something i want to say — twitter thread. it's not something i want to say but _ twitter thread. it's not something i want to say but i'm _ twitter thread. it's not something i want to say but i'm incredibly - want to say but i'm incredibly disappointed thatjeremy hunt who decided throughout am not going to challenge the prime minister while there is a war in ukraine has come out and times that i minister on the day russia sends rockets to keo. you've been questioning his record as a conservative health secretary. the person who telephoned me when i was a health minister and told me that we should be removing people from their homes when they test positive and put them into isolation hotels. i'm delighted we have a prime minister in one of the few countries in the world who lifted all our restrictions on covid—19 restrictions and help us to open up the economy and i'm proud of our prime ministerfor doing the economy and i'm proud of our prime minister for doing that. help me understand what happens

after eight p:m.. help me understand what happens after eight p:m. ._ after eight p:m.. there will be an hour for those _ after eight p:m.. there will be an hour for those boats _ after eight p:m.. there will be an hour for those boats to _ after eight p:m.. there will be an hour for those boats to be - hour for those boats to be counted and it will be nine o'clock where the chair of the 1992 committee for terry mps will be live on camera announcing the results and we will get a lot of reaction in 2019 than theresa may had a vote it would be different interpretations of that result assuming boris johnson different interpretations of that result assuming borisjohnson rings some of the rebels will be seeing his allies will be lining up here as they have been all afternoon saying they have been all afternoon saying the prime minister needs to stay on but look, and the last two minutes there's more of a trickle of mps who have not spoken out against the prime minister before saying we are doing it now. to my names in the last few minutes. both scottish mps in the scottish tory party in a few minutes ago he thought people in scotland were deeply unhappy about all of this but there is that trickle of mps saying they don't

want borisjohnson to continue. the big question in the big number is going to be how many.— big question in the big number is going to be how many. thank you. boris johnson _ going to be how many. thank you. boris johnson has _ going to be how many. thank you. boris johnson has been _ going to be how many. thank you. boris johnson has been making - going to be how many. thank you. boris johnson has been making a l going to be how many. thank you. . boris johnson has been making a case borisjohnson has been making a case to him —— to his mps. he highlights the fact —— the maxime gonalons he highlights his role in pushing back russia and ukraine and he says there's more work to be done. he has there's more work to be done. he has the best is yet to come. we will find out whether his mps want to give him the chance and amy's moments everyone looks for presidents and benchmarks to try and calibrate what we are seeing. to find one, mps would only have to cast their minds back four years. the last prime minister to face a no—confidence vote was theresa may — back in 2018. that vote happened as theresa may's government was trying to implement britain's withdrawal from the eu. some of her mps who supported brexit

and wanted a clean break with europe didn't think her plan would achieve that — so they triggered the vote. she won the ballot — getting the backing of 60% of mps. the result was 200 to 117. this is what she said afterwards. it's been a long and challenging day but at the end of it i am pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonights ballot. while i'm gratefulfor that support a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and i've listened to what they said. following this ballots we now need to get on with the job of delivering brexit for the british people and building a better future for this country. theresa may wasn't able to get her brexit plan through parliament. and despite that vote officially making her immune from challenge for another year —

five months later, she appeared outside downing street again, to announce she was stepping down. it is clear to me that it is in the best interest of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort. so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th ofjune with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. let's speak now to former conservative cabinet minister david gauke. thank you forjoining us. as you look back to that mode switch theresa may one in december 2018, did you think in your heart that she was wounded as prime minister? she went into was wounded as prime minister? sue: went into that was wounded as prime minister? s'ie: went into that vote was wounded as prime minister? s“ie: went into that vote in a very weak position and she left it having one

level. there was a bit of good news for her but she was still left with this insoluble problem of how to deal with brexit. and there was still a large number of parliamentary party who did not have confidence in her approach to that particular issue. so it was a bit of a sting of the gloom but she was at a fundamentally weak position and the idea that if you get through and then the rules say she can't be challenged again for a year. that turned out to be incorrect and she was staying in a vulnerable position and he gave her a bit of a breathing space but not much and problems have not been resolved. in space but not much and problems have not been resolved.— not been resolved. in those months there was a — not been resolved. in those months there was a grand _ not been resolved. in those months there was a grand battle _ not been resolved. in those months there was a grand battle for - not been resolved. in those months there was a grand battle for exactly | there was a grand battle for exactly what the conservative party said for that seem to have been resolved by boris johnson's victory

that seem to have been resolved by borisjohnson's victory in 2019 but do you think what we are seeing now is about mrjohnson or a return of graphing within the party as to what it stands for? i graphing within the party as to what it stands for?— it stands for? i don't think it's a return to _ it stands for? i don't think it's a return to anywhere _ it stands for? i don't think it's a return to anywhere in _ it stands for? i don't think it's a | return to anywhere in 20182019, it stands for? i don't think it's a l return to anywhere in 20182019, i think there are two issues here. one is it's very personal to boris johnson and concerns about his integrity but also about his administrative competence. but the second level is more fundamental is it's not clear what the conservative party is for and the thing with borisjohnson is he won a general election in 2019 on the basis of getting brexit done —— does. brexit has gotten done and jeremy corbyn is out of the picture. it's not quite clear what the conservative party is supposed to do and the collation of support they had in 2019 is very broad but not coherent and to some

extent since 2019 the government has muddle through without providing clear answers as to what its vision and philosophy is and i think a lot of that stems from boris johnson because i don't think he's got it clear philosophy or vision but there are more fundamental problems for the conservative party to the lease. a lot of this is very personal and a sense that conservative mps don't trust boris johnson.— trust boris johnson. what number would ou trust boris johnson. what number would you be _ trust boris johnson. what number would you be looking _ trust boris johnson. what number would you be looking out - trust boris johnson. what number would you be looking out for - trust boris johnson. what number would you be looking out for at i trust boris johnson. what number l would you be looking out for at nine p.m.? it’s would you be looking out for at nine .m. ? �* , ., would you be looking out for at nine .,m_? �* , ., ., would you be looking out for at nine -.m.? �*, ., ., ':::: , p.m. ? it's more than 100 its bad news for the _ p.m. ? it's more than 100 its bad news for the prime _ p.m. ? it's more than 100 its bad news for the prime minister. - p.m. ? it's more than 100 its bad news for the prime minister. it i p.m. ? it's more than 100 its bad i news for the prime minister. it will be more than a hundred against him. if he gets to 133 comparing it to the theresa may then that's a very uncomfortable result for him. thank ou ve uncomfortable result for him. thank you very much- _ uncomfortable result for him. thank you very much. boris _ uncomfortable result for him. thank you very much. boris johnson's - you very much. borisjohnson's predecessor. if you want to follow the story you can get it through the

bbc news app or we stay website with me here on outside source. hello again. we've had some big temperature and weather contrasts to start the new working week across the uk. we've had some lovely spells of sunshine in western scotland. this was how the highlands looked heading into the afternoon, but it didn't look like that in england and wales with a stubborn area of cloud for most. this was how lowestoft in suffolk looked. you can see the extensive cloud in the satellite picture here. breaks, though, for southwest england, south wales, northern ireland and particularly scotland, where, across the highlands, we had some of the day's highest temperatures. 22 degrees recorded in tyndrum.

quite a contrast to where that cloud was really stubborn, across east anglia, sussex, bury st edmunds, languishing out around 12 degrees through much of the afternoon. it was a chilly afternoon here. 0vernight tonight, low pressure continues to spin out in the north sea. it's bringing a few patches of rain into northeast england, and there may be a few patches just running along the south coast of england. otherwise, it's a dry night. double figure temperatures for many, but cooler where we keep some lengthy clear spells across the northeast. tomorrow, then, still the threat of a bit of rain affecting northeast england. as we head through the day, the morning cloud will tend to break with sunny spells developing widely and, given the sunshine, it will feel warmer, but there will be some showers popping up for a time across england and wales. despite that, with more sunshine around, it feels a lot warmer for england and wales with temperatures reaching a high of 22 celsius, and still warm enough with bright or sunny spells for both scotland and northern ireland. i think the most of that because, as we head through tuesday night into wednesday, low pressure swings in off the atlantic with a band of rain moving its way northwards and eastwards. the rain will be quickly followed by sunshine and heavy showers — a few thunderstorms for wales, working across parts of england as well. now, there'll still be some sunshine

between these showers, so temperatures not doing too badly wednesday afternoon across england and wales with highs still reaching the low 20s. but without band of rain becoming slow—moving in scotland, here, it's going to be a much cooler day with 15 in glasgow and just 13 in aberdeen. we end the week with another area of low pressure moving to the northwest of the uk, this bringing some strong winds with gales expected across northwestern areas. weather fronts will lead to showers pretty widely across the uk on friday and it will be blustery everywhere, but particularly in the northwest, with gales setting in for a time. that's the latest weather, bye for now.

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome back to outside source. welcome back to downing street. not very far away, boris johnson welcome back to downing street. not very far away, borisjohnson right very far away, boris johnson right now very far away, borisjohnson right now is facing a vote on whether he can continue as leader of the conservative party. mps are casting secret ballots in this vote of confidence. inserted at seven p:m.. it will go on for another hour and a half. we've been hearing the case against the prime minister, but also for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day _ for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we _ for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we want _ for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we want to _ for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we want to go - for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we want to go out. for him. this isn't an easy day but with the day we want to go out of| with the day we want to go out of the way. i with the day we want to go out of the wa . ., �* ~' with the day we want to go out of thewa. ., �* ~' with the day we want to go out of thewa. , the way. i don't think you can be in chare of the way. i don't think you can be in charge of setting _ the way. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the _ the way. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules - the way. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules during l

charge of setting the rules during lockdown — charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people _ lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break_ people under your direct leadership to break those rules. in one of a number of significant developments, the leader of the scottish conservatives confirmed that he thought the prime minister's position is untenable and that he is voting against it. borisjohnson boris johnson need borisjohnson need the backing of at least 180 mps to keep hisjob as leader of the party. he told all of his mps that he would win for them again during a private briefing. as for the vote, we're 30 minutes and. then there is an hour to count all of the votes and we're expecting it at nine o'clock. we'll have that for you live and we will continue to bring you all the developments as we learn which way these mps are voting. some say some are letting us know. —— some won't say but some are

letting us know. the confidence vote against borisjohnson has caught the attention of the world's media. let's look at how the stories being told outside of the uk. this is the front page of the new york times website. the confidence vote against the prime minister is the lead story. it describes it as a "stunning political reversal". that's a reference to the fact that borisjohnson ran a sizeable 80 majority. this is the greek newspaper kathimerini — it's the lead story there, too. this is in greek, obviously, but it reads... "the comparisons with theresa may." they are limited but it's worth keeping an eye on how that went in 2018. france 24 also has borisjohnson as the lead story. it says the vote is

likely to be the beginning of the end for the prime minister. needless to say, his supporters do not think thatis to say, his supporters do not think that is the case. benedicte paviot is uk correspondent for france 24 television news. lovely to see you, thanks for joining us. when your viewers turn on, how do you explain to them the prime minister who did so well in 2019 is in this situation? it is clear that — 2019 is in this situation? it is clear that there _ 2019 is in this situation? it is clear that there is _ 2019 is in this situation? it is clear that there is a - 2019 is in this situation? it is clear that there is a real - clear that there is a real accusations and serious allegations about boris johnson's accusations and serious allegations about borisjohnson's character, whether he lied to parliament and the fact there's still a privileges that hasn't begun. we think could give its result in the autumn. i think divisions within the party about his personal style and his policy, so it is quite remarkable.

theresa may in a ball gown this evening, since we thought we would be marched up the hill, and boris johnson seems to be accusing the media, and i had one woman approached me and say to me she doesn't like liars. i'm reporting right next to that wall where you see all kinds of hearts and names and people who died who had respected lockdown. i think it's a countrywide thing.— countrywide thing. boris johnson denies lying _ countrywide thing. boris johnson denies lying about _ countrywide thing. boris johnson denies lying about the _ countrywide thing. boris johnson denies lying about the parties i countrywide thing. boris johnson | denies lying about the parties and downing reed street. he said some things that were wrong, but he thought they were true. you must have had a few days this week talking

to francis, people who are ardent royalist, all four days of the festivities to see people in their respect they have for the individual, it seems that boris johnson is damaged goods. i think that was used by keir starmer. but he thinks he can win another election. the question is what does it take to resign? when you see that the anti—corruption tsar, john penrose, the mother of all democracies, what is the future? i can think of french politics 25 years ago where affairs were very common. if an equivalent was found

out about the uk, it would be much more serious. how do you think french people are seeing boris johnson? do they see him as a man who delivered brexit, or as a politician with greater breadth? aha, politician with greater breadth? -— often what is politician with greater breadth? —— often what is trotted out is a man on a zip wire, so that comedic buffoon side is often referred to. i think it's in a sense a lack of seriousness and gravitas, so it'll be interesting. i in downing street for the —— when tony blair was succeeded. where there was a real mood for different prime ministers. if there is a vacancy after tonight or whether it comes in a few weeks or whether it comes in a few weeks or a few months, it'll be interesting to see who the conservative party chooses. is that somebody who focuses about a

brexiteer? 0r somebody who focuses about a brexiteer? or did they cast their mind further afield knowing that they do need to be ready for a general election? they think of the wider population because the brand ofjohnson was always factored in with the mps, and many people across the country. clearly, it's not doing it right now. it'll be fascinating to see when there is leadership contest, who gets the plum job. is it a plum job? contest, who gets the plum 'ob. is it a prumi-obafi it a plum “ob? you say win, the prime it a plum job? you say win, the prime minister _ it a plum job? you say win, the prime minister says _ it a plum job? you say win, the prime minister says if. - it a plum job? you say win, the prime minister says if. thank i it a plum job? you say win, the l prime minister says if. thank you very much forjoining us. just a couple of things to remind ourselves. go back to 2019. there is a huge battle going on over brexit. he became prime minister in 2019

after theresa may's downfall and went into a general election five months later with the slogan "get brexit done". before that, he won two elections. that was one of his arguments. he said, "look at my record, i can win this for you again." we will see whether they were persuaded. the voting continues. we're looking for that number 180 or above for boris johnson to win the vote of no—confidence. we have to see if that comes to pass. david gauke was seeing if the rebels clear 100. you can follow all of this at bbc .com/ news, where you can get the live page. you can also follow me on

twitter. borisjohnson was returned to power with the biggest conservative majority since 1987. some historic labour seats even turned blue, and this was election night. we did it! what this deal does is it satisfies the request of the british people to take back control, and what that meant was that we now have the freedom to do things differently and do things better if we choose. borisjohnson has now been prime minister for 2.5 years. his first hurdle was a brexit deal with the eu. a post—trade deal was reached within a year in december 2020 and passed through parliament that same month. 0n the deal, this is what he said.

ukraine will win. the truth is we were too slow to grasp what was really happening, and we failed to impose the sanctions pin that we should've put on vladimir putin. and we cannot make the same mistake again. apologies, that wasn't the clip we were expecting to play. let's speak to rob watson. to what degree do use correct the 2—party gait? degree do use correct the 2-party iait? �* , degree do use correct the 2-party aiit? �* , , ., degree do use correct the 2-party iait? �* , ,., �* , degree do use correct the 2-party iait? �*, �*, ., degree do use correct the 2-party iait? �*, ., .,, degree do use correct the 2-party iait? �*, �*, ., .,, ., gait? it's both. it's no doubt that -a iait gait? it's both. it's no doubt that party gait has — gait? it's both. it's no doubt that party gait has pushed _ gait? it's both. it's no doubt that party gait has pushed a - gait? it's both. it's no doubt that party gait has pushed a large i gait? it's both. it's no doubt that i party gait has pushed a large number of mps to demand the vote of confidence. they think this goes to their trust personally and boris johnson.

personally and borisjohnson. they also think that it's personally and borisjohnson. they also think that its effective that the trust that the british people have in their prime minister. but it's have in their prime minister. but its other things as well. there's the sense that he's also not hugely popular with the electorate any more. thirdly, ithink popular with the electorate any more. thirdly, i think it's a governance thing and quite a lot of conservative mps are thinking, what exactly is borisjohnson's post—brexit vision? is it small tate, small stacks, massive intervention —— small state and small tax? intervention -- small state and small tax?— small tax? isn't that a difficult iuestion small tax? isn't that a difficult question for — small tax? isn't that a difficult question for the _ small tax? isn't that a difficult question for the prime - small tax? isn't that a difficult i question for the prime minister? the cost of living crisis is forcing his hand on the chancellor �*s to get something different. hand on the chancellor 's to get something different.— hand on the chancellor 's to get something different. that's the case that the chancellor _ something different. that's the case that the chancellor and _ something different. that's the case that the chancellor and the - something different. that's the case that the chancellor and the prime i that the chancellor and the prime minister make, which is of course, at heart, we are proper

conservatives. butjust not quite at the moment! and that will commit some people, but some, when did they want some more small taxes now? i want some more small taxes now? i want to ask you about the type of politician borisjohnson is. one of his strengths and weaknesses, he doesn't have huge amounts of allies. people have been with him all the way through. some politicians build a group around him. the way through. some politicians build a group around him.— way through. some politicians build a group around him. the key thing to understand. — a group around him. the key thing to understand, the _ a group around him. the key thing to understand, the word _ a group around him. the key thing to understand, the word politician. i understand, the word politician. unlike any other person who's ever become prime minister, i'm trying to think if i have this right, he was a celebrity first. that wasn't the case with anybody else. people in this country associate boris johnson as the funnyman on the programme called have i got news for you. he

connects with a certain sense of which, i think that explains his appeal. he's defied the normal laws that you're referring to. normally, you need your mates, you need a click around you.— you need your mates, you need a click around you. marked his mates there are millions _ click around you. marked his mates there are millions who _ click around you. marked his mates there are millions who voted i click around you. marked his mates there are millions who voted for i there are millions who voted for him? —— aren't his mates the millions? he was crucial in the brexit vote. without him, you could make a case that brexit wouldn't have happened. he might be tempted to say he'll turn back to those people again. to say he'll turn back to those people again-— to say he'll turn back to those people again. to say he'll turn back to those e-ioleaain. ~ , ., ., people again. absolutely, and that is the case that _ people again. absolutely, and that is the case that he _ people again. absolutely, and that is the case that he made _ people again. absolutely, and that is the case that he made for- is the case that he made for conservative mps this afternoon when he had a chance to talk to them before this vote. it was to say this is not the right time for a change of leader, but he was popular, he can be popular again. it's certainly true about... i think we had a

flavour of it on world news. people shouldn't be under any illusions. there's that big chunk of the british population that thinks good old boris, he's different, let him go on with them. but the polling suggests that those ratings are going up and up and some of that teflon coating that he had as a politician, the coating that came from being at a celebrity first is being shipped off.— from being at a celebrity first is being shipped off. what number are ou lookini being shipped off. what number are you looking out _ being shipped off. what number are you looking out for _ being shipped off. what number are you looking out for in _ being shipped off. what number are you looking out for in terms - being shipped off. what number are you looking out for in terms of i you looking out for in terms of rebels? �* ., , , ,, rebels? i'm not because i think the thini rebels? i'm not because i think the thing that's — rebels? i'm not because i think the thing that's important _ rebels? i'm not because i think the thing that's important is _ rebels? i'm not because i think the thing that's important is having i rebels? i'm not because i think the thing that's important is having a l thing that's important is having a vote of confidence. no politician wants that. vote of confidence. no politician wants that-— vote of confidence. no politician wants that. ., ,, , ., ., , , wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone — wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone badly _ wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone badly as _ wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone badly as it - wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone badly as it did i wants that. thank you, rob. this will have gone badly as it did for| will have gone badly as it did for theresa may. let's hear what voters are making of these developments.

alex forsyth has been speaking to some of them in newcastle. this is one of the red wall constituencies. but at this local garden centre, things don't seem quite as bright today. katie and her mum linda, who was once a conservative voter, have lost faith in borisjohnson. i was once a conservative voter, have lost faith in boris johnson.— lost faith in boris johnson. i would have to say _ lost faith in boris johnson. i would have to say it _ lost faith in boris johnson. i would have to say it politely, _ lost faith in boris johnson. i would have to say it politely, i _ lost faith in boris johnson. i would have to say it politely, i think- have to say it politely, i think he's been an idiot.— have to say it politely, i think he's been an idiot. what put you off boris johnson? _ he's been an idiot. what put you off boris johnson? get _ he's been an idiot. what put you off boris johnson? get brexit _ he's been an idiot. what put you off boris johnson? get brexit done, i he's been an idiot. what put you off| boris johnson? get brexit done, and it stretched out _ boris johnson? get brexit done, and it stretched out for _ boris johnson? get brexit done, and it stretched out for how _ boris johnson? get brexit done, and it stretched out for how long? i boris johnson? get brexit done, and it stretched out for how long? and i it stretched out for how long? and party gait. it stretched out for how long? and ia iait. ., .,, , it stretched out for how long? and ia aiit. ., ., , , . �* party gait. that was very... we've lost people- _ party gait. that was very... we've lost people. they _ party gait. that was very... we've lost people. they were _ party gait. that was very... we've lost people. they were living i party gait. that was very... we've lost people. they were living it i party gait. that was very... we've| lost people. they were living it up.

it's lost people. they were living it up. it's not _ lost people. they were living it up. it's not a _ lost people. they were living it up. it's not a universal view. jonathan still supports the prime minister and says it's the wrong time for mps to move against him up green what he did was wrong. he’s to move against him up green what he did was wrong-— did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think we _ did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think we should _ did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think we should move - did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think we should move on, i did was wrong. he's been punished, and i think we should move on, and| and i think we should move on, and this particular— and i think we should move on, and this particular time _ and i think we should move on, and this particular time with— and i think we should move on, and this particular time with ukraine, ii this particular time with ukraine, i think— this particular time with ukraine, i think it's _ this particular time with ukraine, i think it's inappropriate. _ this particular time with ukraine, i think it's inappropriate. i- this particular time with ukraine, i think it's inappropriate. i think- think it's inappropriate. i think they— think it's inappropriate. i think they rushed _ think it's inappropriate. i think they rushed into _ think it's inappropriate. i think they rushed into it. _ think it's inappropriate. i think they rushed into it. newcastle's conservative _ they rushed into it. newcastle's conservative mp _ they rushed into it. newcastle's conservative mp is _ they rushed into it. newcastle's conservative mp is one - they rushed into it. newcastle's conservative mp is one of i they rushed into it. newcastle'si conservative mp is one of those they rushed into it. newcastle's i conservative mp is one of those who called on the prime minister to go, a move welcomed by some here. i think it's right that it should be a vote of no—confidence. i think it's right to question him. i vote of no-confidence. i think it's right to question him.— right to question him. i think it's imiortant right to question him. i think it's important to _ right to question him. i think it's important to show _ right to question him. i think it's important to show that - right to question him. i think it's important to show that you i right to question him. i think it's important to show that you can'ti right to question him. i think it's i important to show that you can't get away with _ important to show that you can't get away with knowingly breaking the rules _ away with knowingly breaking the rules. as — away with knowingly breaking the rules. �* , ~ , ., ~ away with knowingly breaking the rules. a ~ , ., ~ ., ., away with knowingly breaking the rules. �* , ~ , ., ~ ., ., ., away with knowingly breaking the rules. �* , ~ , ., ~' ., ., ., ., rules. as mps work out what to do, music from — rules. as mps work out what to do, music from the _ rules. as mps work out what to do, music from the public _ rules. as mps work out what to do, music from the public will - rules. as mps work out what to do, music from the public will matter. l music from the public will matter. in the advice, the conservative mp is still loyal to the prime minister, so to those here agree? i

think... nobody else could do any better. �* ., ., ., �* ~ better. i'm afraid i don't like him at all. i always _ better. i'm afraid i don't like him at all. i always thought _ better. i'm afraid i don't like him at all. i always thought he i better. i'm afraid i don't like him at all. i always thought he was i at all. i always thought he was a fool _ at all. i always thought he was a fool. ,, ,, �* fool. crosstalk i fool. crosstalk | think _ fool. crosstalk i think he - fool. crosstalk i think he should i fool. crosstalk - i think he should stay fool. crosstalk _ i think he should stay because i get there _ i think he should stay because i get there on— i think he should stay because i get there on time — i think he should stay because i get there on time and _ i think he should stay because i get there on time and i— i think he should stay because i get there on time and i think— i think he should stay because i get there on time and i think he's i i think he should stay because i get there on time and i think he's done i there on time and i think he's done some _ there on time and i think he's done some good — there on time and i think he's done some good things. _ there on time and i think he's done some good things. for— there on time and i think he's done some good things.— some good things. for now, it is to mps some good things. for now, it is tory mps who — some good things. for now, it is tory mps who will— some good things. for now, it is tory mps who will decide - some good things. for now, it is| tory mps who will decide whether some good things. for now, it is i tory mps who will decide whether or not it's time to change the record. alex forsyth, bbc news, staffordshire. stay with me here in downing street. the result is now an hour away. it's coming up to eight o'clock. we'll hear from you above in a minute. —— yougov.

thousands of british holiday—makers are still struggling to get home from half—term breaks after the cancellation of hundreds of flights over the weekend. the travel misery has continued with more flight cancellations today from easyjet, wizz air and ba. 0ur correspondent tim muffett has more. it had been a great holiday. jackie and her children were do to fly back on saturday, just before they were due to leave. a text message told them their flight was cancelled. ila them their flight was cancelled. iii? representative at the airport. two spanish lazy �*s that were taking a lot of abuse —— spanish ladies. wizz air says it's doing all it can to improve communication, but the family can't fly back until

wednesday but blue. family can't fly back until wednesda but blue. ~ �* , , wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams- — wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams- l _ wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams. i now _ wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams. i now have _ wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams. i now have to _ wednesday but blue. we're missing the exams. i now have to find i the exams. i now have to find accommodations _ the exams. i now have to find accommodations in _ the exams. i now have to find accommodations in flight. - the exams. i now have to find - accommodations in flight. around 500 fli . hts were accommodations in flight. around 500 flights were cancelled _ accommodations in flight. around 500 flights were cancelled over _ accommodations in flight. around 500 flights were cancelled over the - accommodations in flight. around 500 flights were cancelled over the bank i flights were cancelled over the bank holiday weekend. thousands are believed to be stranded abroad. at bristol airport, believed to be stranded abroad. at bristolairport, most believed to be stranded abroad. at bristol airport, most flights were operating normally, but on saturday, as he set off to visit a friend in berlin, colin's flight was cancelled.— berlin, colin's flight was cancelled. �* , . ., ., cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770, cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770. and _ cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770. and i _ cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770. and i got _ cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770, and i got into _ cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770, and i got into berlin - cancelled. it's cost me an extra £770, and i got into berlin a . cancelled. it's cost me an extra i £770, and i got into berlin a good nine hours — £770, and i got into berlin a good nine hours later. _ £770, and i got into berlin a good nine hours later. woke _ £770, and i got into berlin a good nine hours later. woke up- £770, and i got into berlin a good nine hours later. woke up this - nine hours later. woke up this morning — nine hours later. woke up this morning to _ nine hours later. woke up this morning to find _ nine hours later. woke up this morning to find that _ nine hours later. woke up this morning to find that they - nine hours later. woke up this - morning to find that they cancelled my flight — morning to find that they cancelled m fliuht. . u morning to find that they cancelled m fliuht. ,, , ., ., , morning to find that they cancelled m fliuht. ,, , ., ., my flight. staff shortages are drivin: my flight. staff shortages are driving the — my flight. staff shortages are driving the destruction. - my flight. staff shortages are driving the destruction. the l my flight. staff shortages are - driving the destruction. the prime minister's official spokesperson said today it was too early to tell if the worst was over. in london, travelled by tube has also been difficult due to a strike over pensions and job cuts. following

days of celebration, it's been a blue monday for many travellers. tim muffett, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. —— in downing street. tory mps are right now voting on whether to keep borisjohnson as leader, with a result at 9pm. straight to nick eardley, who's in the house of parliament. tell us more. i promised i'd come back if i had updates. one for you in the last couple minutes of. one of the 2019 intake of tory mps has put on her facebook that she voted against the prime minister, not a decision she

took likely. she listened carefully took likely. she listened carefully to many constituents —— took lightly. she's in one of the red wall seats. borisjohnson's allies would say he won those votes back in 2019. she's decided he needs to be removed as part of —— party leader. i have been bradley, of or something loyalist —— ben bradley. he thinks the —— over 100 people voting for the —— over 100 people voting for the prime minister to go. that's a big blow. i’d the prime minister to go. that's a bi blow. �* , , big blow. i'd be disappointed if that was the _ big blow. i'd be disappointed if that was the case. _ big blow. i'd be disappointed if that was the case. i _ big blow. i'd be disappointed if that was the case. i think - big blow. i'd be disappointed if. that was the case. i think people who won — that was the case. i think people who won those seats in 2019 have to recognise _ who won those seats in 2019 have to recognise that he won that election. a lot of— recognise that he won that election. a lot of mps may be recognise that he won that election. a lot of mps may he sometimes guilty in believing their own hype. for me, tnough— in believing their own hype. for me,

though seats have been at the forefront — though seats have been at the forefront of the agenda. that comes from boris, — forefront of the agenda. that comes from boris, and if he goes, there's nothing _ from boris, and if he goes, there's nothing to— from boris, and if he goes, there's nothing to say. i think it's really important he stays.— nothing to say. i think it's really important he stays. you've got a lot out of boris — important he stays. you've got a lot out of boris johnson. _ important he stays. you've got a lot out of boris johnson. you _ important he stays. you've got a lot out of boris johnson. you have - important he stays. you've got a lot out of boris johnson. you have that| out of borisjohnson. you have that high—speed rail link, but the conclusion a lot of your colleagues in the so—called blue wall tory seats, they've come to the conclusion that borisjohnson is a liability, that all that start as he had in 2019 has gone.— liability, that all that start as he had in 2019 has gone.- liability, that all that start as he had in 2019 has gone. well, it's a different coalition _ had in 2019 has gone. well, it's a different coalition in _ had in 2019 has gone. well, it's a different coalition in 2019. - had in 2019 has gone. well, it's a | different coalition in 2019. there's some _ different coalition in 2019. there's some getting used to that. the leveling — some getting used to that. the leveling up agenda speaks to that. i think you _ leveling up agenda speaks to that. i think you have to win those working class _ think you have to win those working class voters — think you have to win those working class voters. it's been shown throughout history 's. boris is the only person — throughout history 's. boris is the only person to do that since mid-2000 only person to do that since

mid—2000 's. clearly, he's made a mistake _ mid—2000 's. clearly, he's made a mistake he — mid—2000 's. clearly, he's made a mistake. he said so. he's made the kind of— mistake. he said so. he's made the kind of changes in number ten that are having — kind of changes in number ten that are having an impact, and i think he needs— are having an impact, and i think he needs time — are having an impact, and i think he needs time to deliver.— needs time to deliver. thank you so much for that. _ needs time to deliver. thank you so much for that. there _ needs time to deliver. thank you so much for that. there you _ needs time to deliver. thank you so much for that. there you have - needs time to deliver. thank you so much for that. there you have it, i much for that. there you have it, that's the case that borisjohnson's backers are making. a big question is how many disagree with ben bradley. how many have made the decision that he needs to go? just over an hour, we'll find out. it’s over an hour, we'll find out. it's been a long _ over an hour, we'll find out. it's been a long day and british politics. there's been an awful lot happening. we are heading towards nine p:m.. let's have a look at the latest bowling. i snap found the majority of the bridge public think that borisjohnson should be removed from number ten. 60%

that borisjohnson should be removed from numberten. 60% said he that borisjohnson should be removed from number ten. 60% said he should be removed from prime minister —— as prime minister. patrick wilson is with us from yougov. tell us what you've learned. thank you. we've learnt the british public are remarkably consistent, and that is to say that they believe borisjohnson should be removed as prime minister. we've also found in another pole in the 506 conservative members. the figures aren't as good as boris johnson might have hoped. 53%, we found the conservative members think he should stay, but there's a substantial number there, 42%, who think you should go. significant minorities were both conservative voters and members who think he

should go, and the public are clear on this. not great for borisjohnson at all. on this. not great for boris johnson at all. �* .,, on this. not great for boris johnson at all. �* ., , , , on this. not great for boris johnson at all. �* , , ., at all. are those numbers moving? no, the at all. are those numbers moving? no. they are _ at all. are those numbers moving? no, they are not. _ at all. are those numbers moving? no, they are not. when _ at all. are those numbers moving? no, they are not. when we - at all. are those numbers moving? no, they are not. when we in - no, they are not. when we in january, we found that 60% of the public thought boris johnson january, we found that 60% of the public thought borisjohnson should resign and around 30% of conservatives and voters thought he should go. there's no sense in which public opinion has shifted in recent terms. people have made up their mind a long time ago. that's important to remember as we discussed what the public are and aren't thinking. that's been consistently the same figure every time we've asked this question since january. time we've asked this question since janua . . . ~ time we've asked this question since janua . . w ., time we've asked this question since janua . . a ., ., time we've asked this question since janua . . ., ., ., january. patrick, we have to leave it there. thanks _ january. patrick, we have to leave it there. thanks for _ january. patrick, we have to leave it there. thanks forjoining - january. patrick, we have to leave it there. thanks forjoining us - january. patrick, we have to leave it there. thanks forjoining us on i it there. thanks forjoining us on outside source. 157 conservative mps have confirmed that they are supporting borisjohnson. he needs to get to 180 to win this vote. the former prime minister theresa may has refused to say how she voted,

and david mondale has said he voted against borisjohnson. if there are any mp5 left to vote, they better get a move on. they only have a minute left. then the ballot will close in the counting begins. hello again. we've had some big temperature and weather contrasts to start the new working week across the uk. we've had some lovely spells of sunshine in western scotland. this was how the highlands looked heading into the afternoon, but it didn't look like that in england and wales with a stubborn area of cloud for most. this was how lowestoft in suffolk looked. you can see the extensive cloud in the satellite picture here. breaks, though, for southwest england, south wales, northern ireland and particularly scotland, where, across the highlands, we had some of the day's highest temperatures. 22 degrees recorded in tyndrum. quite a contrast to where that cloud was really stubborn, across east anglia, sussex,

bury st edmunds, languishing out around 12 degrees through much of the afternoon. it was a chilly afternoon here. overnight tonight, low pressure continues to spin out in the north sea. it's bringing a few patches of rain into northeast england, and there may be a few patches just running along the south coast of england. otherwise, it's a dry night. double figure temperatures for many, but cooler where we keep some lengthy clear spells across the northeast. tomorrow, then, still the threat of a bit of rain affecting northeast england. as we head through the day, the morning cloud will tend to break with sunny spells developing widely and, given the sunshine, it will feel warmer, but there will be some showers popping up for a time across england and wales. despite that, with more sunshine around, it feels a lot warmer for england and wales with temperatures reaching a high of 22 celsius, and still warm enough with bright or sunny spells for both scotland and northern ireland. i think the most of that because, as we head through tuesday night into wednesday, low pressure swings in off the atlantic with a band of rain moving its way northwards and eastwards. the rain will be quickly followed by sunshine and heavy showers —

a few thunderstorms for wales, working across parts of england as well. now, there'll still be some sunshine between these showers, so temperatures not doing too badly wednesday afternoon across england and wales with highs still reaching the low 20s. but without band of rain becoming slow—moving in scotland, here, it's going to be a much cooler day with 15 in glasgow and just 13 in aberdeen. we end the week with another area of low pressure moving to the northwest of the uk, this bringing some strong winds with gales expected across northwestern areas. weather fronts will lead to showers pretty widely across the uk on friday and it will be blustery everywhere, but particularly in the northwest, with gales setting in for a time. that's the latest weather, bye for now.

hello, i'm ros atkins, live from downing street, where in the last few moments voting in borisjohnson's leadership of the conservative party has closed. those secret ballots have now been passed in this vote of confidence in the prime minister. we will find out the result in one hour's time and all day we have heard conservative mps making the case against the prime minister and for him. it is not an easy day but it's a day we want to get out of

the way because we know the prime minister will win comfortably. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break those rules. in the last couple of hours a scottish conservative has resigned as secretary to the foreign secretary liz truss. over the last weeks and months i've had many emails, many discussions with my constituents about how they felt about the party gate, about the prime minister's performance. it was very clear there was a lot of unhappiness. boris johnson needs the backing of at least 180 mp5 to stay in the job — today he told the party he'd 'win for them again' in a private meeting before the vote. the vote itself began at 6pm. boris

johnson had spoken to mp5 a couple of hours before. voting should be wrapped up now and we think we will get the result in one hour's time. boris johnson's future as leader of the conservative party and of the uk is in the hands of his mps. they've just finished voting on whether to remove him as the leader of the conservative party. in recent months, the prime minister has faced mounting pressure following revelations of lockdown parties held at downing street. and other reasons, and now we have this vote of no confidence. we're expecting to know the result of that vote around 9pm. let's take a closer look at how it all works. at least180 tory mps would have to vote againstjohnson for him to stand down. leadership election would be

triggered. we know that there are between 160 and 170 mp5 on the government payroll. that means they have a government job as well as being an mp. that's important because it means they'd have to resign in order to oppose the government. in the last hour, we've heard from scottish conservative john lamont. he resigned as parliamentary private secretary to liz truss in order to vote against the prime minister tonight. they voted against the prime minister in the vote of no confidence because i don't have confidence because i don't have confidence in him any more i don't think it was right that i continue in a junior ministerial position, having expressed my unhappiness with his performance. what having expressed my unhappiness with his performance-— his performance. what changed your mind about his _ his performance. what changed your mind about his future? _ i've consulted very widely with my constituents in the scottish borders. over the last weeks and months i've had many emails, many discussions with my constituents

about how they felt about partygate, about the prime minister's performance generally. it was very clear there was a lot of unhappiness. amongst people who don't support the conservative government, but also crucially amongst people who do normally vote conservative. that was causing me great concern. i also felt it was distracting from the the good work that the government is doing, notjust in scotland but across the entirety of the united kingdom. and that's why i lost confidence in the prime minister. so you have concluded what a lot of your colleagues seem to have concluded in the last week, that borisjohnson is no longer an electoral asset for your party. irate electoral asset for your party. we will see electoral asset for your party. , will see what colleagues have to say when we hear the result but i am clear that we need a new direction, a new leader and a new style of government and some of the events that have happened at downing street i found that have happened at downing street ifound it that have happened at downing street i found it shocking, that have happened at downing street ifound it shocking, sickening and i know many of my constituents felt the same. irate know many of my constituents felt the same. ~ , , ., ~ the same. we will speak to nick eardley in the moment - the same. we will speak to nick eardley in the moment but - the same. we will speak to nick eardley in the moment but let l the same. we will speak to nick. eardley in the moment but let me quickly tell you theresa may has

declined to tell you what weight she voted. the prime minister himself voted, he is allowed to vote and we heard from the conservative mp for tewkesbury, laurence robertson, who said he voted against the prime minister. andrew bowie said he made the tough decision to vote against, as did roger gayle. kit malthouse said he voted for the prime minister within five minutes of the poll opening, saying he thinks boris johnson will win. the mp dehenna davison who represents a constituency in the north of england where borisjohnson was seen as performing well in the 2019 election, she hasjust posted on social media that she has voted against, so there are some developments. nick, we have been speaking to you throughout this process, so the voting is done? the doors are

process, so the voting is done? tue: doors are closed, process, so the voting is done? he doors are closed, no process, so the voting is done? tte: doors are closed, no more process, so the voting is done? t'te: doors are closed, no more votes process, so the voting is done? tte: doors are closed, no more votes and take everything you hear over the next hour with a dose of salt because once you are in that room it's a private vote, your phone is taken off you so you cannot prove what weight you voted in many tory mps were making their minds up about which way to go as late as this afternoon but in the last half hour i've been talking to a cabinet minister who reckons there was voting against borisjohnson will have into three digits, so well over 100 people voting against the prime minister. we don't know that for sure but with that caveat it suggests this evening borisjohnson will get a bit of a kick from his own party. if doesn't have his own mps have decided he is not the man to lead them then that is a big below, so there are a couple of numbers to watch. if he gets 180 votes he will stay as prime minister. if100 people

votes he will stay as prime minister. if 100 people vote against him that is seen as a big below. if it's over 133, that matters symbolically because it would mean he had more people in the party, a higher percentage of voting against him than theresa may had during the brexit battles in 2019. remember theresa may won that bout, she and terry had a year of safety from another challenge but only limped on for a few months before resigning so evenif for a few months before resigning so even if borisjohnson wins tonight, as most of his mps expect at the moment, dozens voting against him is a big below that will hammer his authority. a big below that will hammer his authori . , ., ,., authority. help me out with some thouuhts authority. help me out with some thoughts on _ authority. help me out with some thoughts on the _ authority. help me out with some thoughts on the cabinet. - authority. help me out with some thoughts on the cabinet. we - authority. help me out with some thoughts on the cabinet. we have been highlighting that rishi sunak, deputy prime minister dominic raab, nadine dorries have come out and said they support the prime minister. other people have said

they have said that but other cabinet ministers have been conspicuously quiet. tt cabinet ministers have been conspicuously quiet.- cabinet ministers have been conspicuously quiet. if you are a cabinet minister _ conspicuously quiet. if you are a cabinet minister you _ conspicuously quiet. if you are a cabinet minister you have - conspicuously quiet. if you are a cabinet minister you have to - cabinet minister you have to publicly make clear you are backing the prime minister, the majority of the prime minister, the majority of the cabinet have said that at some point in the past 2a hours but here is the question, if you are a cabinet minister who was ambitious and things you could win a leadership election and take over as pm and you have a secret ballot, might you do something in private you would not do in public? i don't know but it's something a lot of rebels have been asking, either members of the government who will do in the privacy of a ballot booth what they would not do in the air waves or on social media? i was working this weekend and i rang a lot of tory mps and spoke to people at all rungs of the party right up to ministerial level who were angry

bundled out some had not made it public, they made it clear privately they were unhappy and chatting to some today, they are not saying they are backing the prime minister. the big question we will find out the answer to at 9pm is how many tory mps are refusing to back the pm. it's a big moment for boris johnson's leadership. thank you, 'ust as johnson's leadership. thank you, just as we _ johnson's leadership. thank you, just as we get — johnson's leadership. thank you, just as we get an _ johnson's leadership. thank you, just as we get an arrival- johnson's leadership. thank you, just as we get an arrival here - just as we get an arrival here in downing street, one of the intriguing elements of how the conservative party goes about considering whether they want to change leaders as they can say what they like in public but we cannot confirm which way they vote, so there is this extra dimension of wondering, perhaps some say they support the prime minister but are doing something differently in the room where they cast their ballot, but of course it could work the other way around. we do not know but

we will know what way all 359 tory mps have gone once we reach 9pm. we have been hearing mp speaking for and against borisjohnson continuing thejob. this is andrew bridgen, who voted against. my loyalty is to the country and to my constituents. in the uk we don't vote for a president or prime minister, the prime minister is there by being the leader of the party with the most mps after a general election and he remains prime minister while he maintains the confidence of those mps and tonight they will have a vote and see if borisjohnson maintains that confidence. at the end of the day most of what's happened over the last six months in number 10, policy has been set to sustain the position of the prime minister, one man, not the country and that is not going to stop now.

the privileges committee won't report on whether the prime minister deliberately misled parliament by october. this will be running on for almost a year distracting the government. that's no way to run a government and i think the public are exasperated with it. some tory mps have told us they support borisjohnson, others said they voted against, others have not shared their intentions. we have heard from these conservatives who say they will vote against the prime minister. jeremy hunt is one of them. he lost out to mrjohnson in the last leadership contest. he says... and we've also seen a striking letter to the prime minister from former treasury ministerjesse norman. he is someone who supported the prime minister throughout most of his political career. in the letter he said... here he is speaking

to the bbc earlier. in the last few days, the publication of the sue gray report and the queen's speech have shown that the reasons why i'm very sorry that the prime minister, to say that boris must step now or be removed just because we now have a clear picture of a much wider set of concerns. and they are notjust about partygate, although that is a concern. we've also got a deep concern about the way in which policy is being conducted, which is to create dividing lines and culture war and political disagreementjust at a time when we need unifying, inclusive, energetic positive leadership. and we've also seen a resignation today, tory mpjohn penrose. he's resigned as the government's anti—corruption champion,

a post he's held since 2017. so the sue gray report is very serious set of criticisms about leadership and if that goes to the top, that means the prime minister, and one of the key principles underlying and running all the way through the ministerial code is leadership and that's one of the seven nolan principles in public life. and he did not address that at all and the difficulty is if you read the report you cannot reach any other conclusion. i think than that he breached that principle and therefore he must have breached the ministerial code and that is normally a resignation issue. it should be a resignation issue for him and it's certainly one for me and i don't say this with any degree of delight because i think he did some amazing things which i am personally gratefulfor but none of the good things he's done necessarilyjustify breaking the ministerial code, which he himself said is one of the underpinnings of good

government and integrity in government in this country. we are getting updates all the time on how this guy has played out. charles walker told us about this 1922 committee meeting in which borisjohnson made his case. he told channel [i he did get heckled, not by many people but there was a bit of haggling and a huge amount of support. he adds that he thinks the prime minister will win tonight. we will know whether he does in about 45 minutes. throughout the day mr johnson has been trying to shore up support among his mps in a number of ways. in a letter to them, he said the vote would be a chance to end media speculation and take this country forward. and support still holds firm among his cabinet. chancellor rishi sunak says...

liz truss, the foreign secretary, says... and this was the message from dominic raab, the deputy prime minister. we have had a period of sustained distractions and the partygate issue was significant but we also had the conclusion of the police investigation and the conclusion of the sue gray report and i think it's time to draw a line in the sand on that. the pm has apologised and i think what people most expect is us to befocusing on them and to put these distractions behind us. the vote is an opportunity to draw a line in the sand. if we don't take it we will not be talking about the cost of living

and we will not talk about the queen speech agenda whether it's skills or crime—fighting or social care, we will be talking amongst ourselves. (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves. , , (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves-— (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves. , , ., . , ourselves. depending what sources ourselves. depending what sources ou are ourselves. depending what sources you are reading, the _ ourselves. depending what sources you are reading, the daily - ourselves. depending what sources you are reading, the daily mail- you are reading, the daily mail thinks 157 conservative mps will support borisjohnson, reuters puts that at 160 and it's not doubting their reporting to point out that what mps say publicly does not necessarily equal to how they will vote. conservative mp andrew bowie has tweeted tonight and with a heavy heart i have taken the tough decision to vote against the prime minister. i have not taken this decision lightly but after listening to constituency has taken that decision. so, let's take a look at what would happen in either scenario. if borisjohnson loses the vote, then the conservative party will choose a new leader. more arrivals going into number 10 as i talk to you. if he wins, there's a ban on having

another no—confidence vote for at least a year after the first vote. although we know that these rules could come if tory mps decided to commit be changed, but under the rules as they stand at the moment, no further confidence vote for a year. there are lots of scenarios between those two points, perhaps a victory that isn't clean cut. here is chris mason saying... nick eardley, let's bring you in on that. this is a point we should keep reiterating. a number of boris johnson's supporters said a win by one would still be a win. if johnson's supporters said a win by one would still be a win.— one would still be a win. if dozens of mps vote _ one would still be a win. if dozens of mps vote against the _ one would still be a win. if dozens of mps vote against the prime - of mps vote against the prime minister that it is a big blow to his authority. i know i said at the start of the hour that you should take anything new here with a dollop of salt so take this with a dollop

of salt so take this with a dollop of salt. i spoke to someone close to the prime minister who is confident he has the 180 votes which would see him win. i think we will watch for at 9pm is how many tory mps have decided borisjohnson isn't the man to take them forward and we have seen that drip of some scottish tories, redwall mps who won their seats for the first time in 2019, saying they have come to the conclusion the pm needs to go, so numbers are crucial. that's chap to win a borisjohnson's backers in the party, steward anderson. thanks for doing the hard hit which is coming before we have got the result. is before we have got the result. is the pm safe? i hope so, we saw good support— the pm safe? i hope so, we saw good support in— the pm safe? i hope so, we saw good support in the tea rooms and in 1922 meeting _ support in the tea rooms and in 1922 meeting. nobody knows the result but i meeting. nobody knows the result but i hope _ meeting. nobody knows the result but i hope borisjohnson is still the leader — i hope borisjohnson is still the leader i — i hope boris johnson is still the leader. . ., ,., .,

i hope boris johnson is still the leader. . ., ., ., leader. i heard heard some of that 1922 meeting _ leader. i heard heard some of that 1922 meeting was _ leader. i heard heard some of that 1922 meeting was tense, - leader. i heard heard some of that 1922 meeting was tense, the - leader. i heard heard some of that 1922 meeting was tense, the pm l leader. i heard heard some of that l 1922 meeting was tense, the pm got leader. i heard heard some of that - 1922 meeting was tense, the pm got a hard time. the 1922 meeting was tense, the pm got a hard time. ~ . ., , 1922 meeting was tense, the pm got a hard time. ~ . .,, .,, hard time. the pm gave as good as he not and hard time. the pm gave as good as he got and came — hard time. the pm gave as good as he got and came out _ hard time. the pm gave as good as he got and came out fighting. _ hard time. the pm gave as good as he got and came out fighting. he - hard time. the pm gave as good as he got and came out fighting. he didn't i got and came out fighting. he didn't accept _ got and came out fighting. he didn't accept a _ got and came out fighting. he didn't accept a lot of the accusations and .ave accept a lot of the accusations and gave a _ accept a lot of the accusations and gave a good vision of the way forward — gave a good vision of the way forward and he was positive so you can take _ forward and he was positive so you can take what you want, i was in that— can take what you want, i was in that meeting and i was very buoyed try that meeting and i was very buoyed by it _ that meeting and i was very buoyed b it. ., that meeting and i was very buoyed b it. . , ., , that meeting and i was very buoyed bit. . , that meeting and i was very buoyed b it. . , by it. that should be safe territory for a prime _ by it. that should be safe territory for a prime minister, _ by it. that should be safe territory for a prime minister, he _ by it. that should be safe territory for a prime minister, he should i by it. that should be safe territoryj for a prime minister, he should be able to walk into a room of his own mps and be comfortable of an easy ride and it wasn't, from the accounts i heard he was heckled. t accounts i heard he was heckled. i don't think anyone walks into the 1922 thinking they will have an easy time _ 1922 thinking they will have an easy time that — 1922 thinking they will have an easy time. that is the backbench meeting where _ time. that is the backbench meeting where ministers, the pm come in and we can— where ministers, the pm come in and we can ask— where ministers, the pm come in and we can ask questions but he gave a good _ we can ask questions but he gave a good show— we can ask questions but he gave a good show and there was good support in the _ good show and there was good support in the room _ good show and there was good support in the room. ~ . , ., ., ., good show and there was good support in the room-— in the room. what is a good result for the prime _ in the room. what is a good result for the prime minister _ in the room. what is a good result for the prime minister tonight, -

in the room. what is a good result for the prime minister tonight, is. for the prime minister tonight, is just winning 180 votes or does he need to shout he has considerable support among the party? this result is about the prime _ support among the party? this result is about the prime minister, - is about the prime minister, the party— is about the prime minister, the party and — is about the prime minister, the party and the country and a good result— party and the country and a good result as — party and the country and a good result as he wins, regardless of how many _ result as he wins, regardless of how many what — result as he wins, regardless of how many. what we need at the end of this is— many. what we need at the end of this is unity. — many. what we need at the end of this is unity, we need to move forward — this is unity, we need to move forward or— this is unity, we need to move forward or the british people lose. you will— forward or the british people lose. you will not get unity if the prime minister only scrapes through this. his critics in the party will continue to give him a hard time because he is vulnerable. it is because he is vulnerable. it is democracy. — because he is vulnerable. it is democracy. a _ because he is vulnerable. it is democracy, a win _ because he is vulnerable. it is democracy, a win by - because he is vulnerable. it is democracy, a win by one is a win. i would _ democracy, a win by one is a win. i would like — democracy, a win by one is a win. i would like to — democracy, a win by one is a win. i would like to see a big result but i call on _ would like to see a big result but i call on my— would like to see a big result but i call on my colleagues to respect the result— call on my colleagues to respect the result tonight, whichever way it goes _ result tonight, whichever way it goes we — result tonight, whichever way it goes. we need to unite as a party or nobody— goes. we need to unite as a party or nobody benefits. today is a sad day, i nobody benefits. today is a sad day, i wish _ nobody benefits. today is a sad day, i wish we _ nobody benefits. today is a sad day, i wish we never got into this situation _ i wish we never got into this situation but we are here. we will ma be

situation but we are here. we will maybe get _ situation but we are here. we will maybe get you — situation but we are here. we will maybe get you back _ situation but we are here. we will maybe get you back after - situation but we are here. we will maybe get you back after the - situation but we are here. we will. maybe get you back after the result and you can give us this post—match analysis rather than half—time commentary. borisjohnson's allies say a win by one is a win but it's more complicated because if boris johnson finds a big part of his party, may be a third or more have turned against him, then his authority is damaged and some old question if you can do some of the big things he wants to do in parliament will always be looking over his shoulder at those rebels. thank you, and i guess another dimension as those rebels who have said borisjohnson should stop being prime minister, but as they go into an election in a couple of years they will have to do that with a leader they have said should not be in charge. ben bradley says rebel mps are guilty of believing their own hype in terms of success winning

seats, he says the prime minister has appealed to people all over the country. neil o'brien says the prime minister has my full support and one from my colleague nick watt from newsnight, who has tweeted some very long faces on the supporters boris johnson, one a light set of mps they are a bunch of lying snakes, i don't trust anything they say, so the language is cranking up as we move towards that result just towards that resultjust over half an hour and around confidence votes we are looking for benchmarks and presidents to help us calibrate what is going on. to find one mps could cast their minds back for years. the last prime minister to face a no—confidence vote was theresa may back in 2018. that vote happened as theresa may's government was trying to implement britain's withdrawal from the eu. they were trying to find a form of the brexit deal that they could

actually get through the house of commons. some of her mps who supported brexit stridently and wanted a clean break with europe didn't think her plan would achieve that, so they triggered the vote. mrs may won the ballot, getting the backing of 60% of mps. the result was 200—117. this is what she said afterwards. it's been a long and challenging day but at the end of it i am pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot. while i'm gratefulfor that support a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and i've listened to what they said. following this ballot, we now need to get on with the job of delivering brexit for the british people and building a better future for this country. theresa may wasn't able to get her brexit deal through parliament. and despite that vote officially making her immune from challenge for another year,

five months later, she appeared outside downing street again to announce she was stepping down. it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort. so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th ofjune, with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. earlier i spoke to david gauke, who served in theresa may's government. i began by asking about how damaging that vote was for her. she went into that vote in a very weak position and she left it having won at one level. there was a bit of good news for her but she was still left with this insoluble problem of how to deal with brexit.

and there was still a large number of the parliamentary party who did not have confidence in her approach to that particular issue. so it was a bit of lifting of the gloom but she was at a fundamentally weak position and the idea that if you get through and then the rules say she can't be challenged again for a year, that turned out to be incorrect and she was still in a vulnerable position, it gave her a bit of a breathing space but not much and problems have not been resolved. that was david gauke, who served into theresa may's tablet, speaking to me earlier. let me show you these live pictures of parliament, a few hundred metres from where i am standing is downing street. this is outside the room for the 1922 committee meet. the camera is

trained on the windows of the room. inside that room we expect sir graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee, to announce the result at 9pm. those of you who remember the election in 2019 may be wondering how come conservative mps have decided to trigger a leadership ballot in the middle of their current in power? let's hear the thoughts of deputy political editor vicki young, who was looking at what could happen next. he won the conservatives their biggest victory in decades. good morning, everybody! we did it! why have so many of boris johnson's mps turned on him two and a half years later? in the early days, breaking the brexit deadlock was the priority and a huge plus point with colleagues. then an unprecedented pandemic derailed any plans

mrjohnson may have had. you must stay at home. some trace his problems back to other choices, sticking by dominic cummings who had alienated conservative mps, clashed with the prime minister's wife, and was then accused of breaking covid rules. it's mrjohnson's leadership style that concerns others. i think you did a brilliantjob over brexit, for which the country and conservative party should always be grateful. but he doesn't in my view govern in the way a modern prime minister governs, through the normal processes of the state, it feels a bit more like a medieval monarch governing through a court, and you absolutely cannot govern modern britain in that way. some tory mps complain about a lack of direction — from u—turns over free school meals to an embarrassing climb—down after mrjohnson tried to change parliamentary rules on standards to protect one of his friends. three, two, one...

that led to the loss of an ultra safe conservative seat. but it is the lawbreaking parties in downing street that have done most damage. a police investigation, a fine for the prime minister, and another inquiry looming into whether he lied to parliament. polls suggest the scandal has dented his popularity. some even booed his arrival for thejubilee celebrations. he does have real political abilities. and he does have, i think, an instinct to position himself where new voters who haven't voted for the conservative party before can do that, but he has these huge flaws which have always been a problem for him in every office he has held and i think those things will continue to cause a problem for him. winning confidence votes doesn't always end well. john major was victorious in 1995. it is time to put up or shut up. but lost the general election two years later. theresa may won hers but resigned

within six months. i think it'll be really difficult for downing street, and for the conservative party to move on at this point. we know there is a, you know, significant part of the conservative party who don't want borisjohnson as leader, even if it ends up being only a third or even less than that. borisjohnson knows he will never win over all of the critics in his party but he hopes a victory tonight will silence them for now. as you would imagine this confidence vote for borisjohnson has caught the attention of the world's media. this is the front page of the new york times website. the confidence vote against the prime minister is the lead story. it describes it as a "stunning political reversal". that is a reference to that sizeable majority won in 2019. this is the greek newspaper kathimerini. it's the lead story there, too. this is in greek obviously, but it reads, "the political survival bet and the comparisons with theresa may."

all of you watching will now comparisons between borisjohnson and theresa may only get you so far, theresa may survived a confidence vote but was gone within six months. france 2a also has borisjohnson as the lead story on its website. its headline says the no—confidence vote is "likely to be the beginning of the end" for the prime minister. that is certainly not an analysis thatis that is certainly not an analysis that is widely shared amongst the prime minister's supporters and you have those who don't believe that either. well, earlier, ispoke to benedicte paviot, who is uk correspondent for france 2a television news. i asked her how channel's audience view borisjohnson. it is clear that there are real accusations and serious allegations about borisjohnson's character, his personality, whether he lied to parliament, the fact that there's still a privileges that hasn't yet begun and we think could give its result in the autumn. and the, i think, divisions within the party about his personal style, also his professional style and his policies, so it is quite

remarkable that unlike the remarkable victory he got when he called that general election having ousted theresa may...