Sir Keir Starmer says 'Britain deserves a fresh start with Labour' and asks the government to vote no confidence in Boris Johnson this evening. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Coming up: Tory leadership contest whittled down and MPs to vote on confidence motion
If the government is defeated, it is likely that a general election would be triggered - but that is not expected to happen given the resignation of Mr Johnson. There was a sense he was attempting to make his MPs regret ousting him by delivering an especially bombastic performance. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also seized on the Conservative infighting of recent days, quoting back attack lines from last night's vicious Tory leadership debate.But amid the blue-on-blue blood bath currently engulfing the party, the vote tonight will be a largely irrelevant show of unity. Boris Johnson has now left the House of Commons chamber as MPs continue to debate tonight's confidence motion.
He goes on to list some of the challenges facing the country, including the war in Ukraine and the heatwave, saying they should not be handled by a"vengeful squatter". "The delusion is never ending," Sir Keir begins, adding his party must be relieved to have gotten rid of him. "He behaved exactly as everyone feared when he got in Downing Street.. he demeans his office and he is starting to drag everyone down with him," Sir Keir adds.Jeremy Corbyn has torn into Boris Johnson's record as prime minister in a fiery clash in the Commons ahead of the confidence vote tonight.
Mr Johnson also touts his Brexit credentials, saying his government took back control, while accusing Sir Keir Starmer of"thwarting the will of the people" over the issue. Next - he talks about social and health care, saying his government is closing the gap between the two.MPs will stage a vote of confidence in the government tonight amid renewed calls from the opposition for Boris Johnson to step down immediately.
"The party will unite behind the new prime minister, and it's good that we have a full and vigorous debate on the issues," he said. Earlier this afternoon a relatively small number of Conservative MPs gathered in the same committee room for the latest hustings, organised by the 1922 committee executive, with the five candidates left in the race.
After Penny Mordaunt was the first to face her 15 minutes in front of the MPs, Rishi Sunak was up next. As he arrived, he told me - apologetically - that he hopes to do TV debates in the near future. In other words, if he makes the final two who face a vote of Tory party members.
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