Some Tory insurgents hope that after the prime minister has faced calls from 41% of his own MPs to resign, a second attempt to overthrow him could come sooner than expected. Under current Commission rules of 1922, a leader who wins a vote of confidence will not face another 12 months, which means that Johnson is likely to remain Conservative leader at least until June 2023. However, the commission’s 18 officers can change the rules and reduce the immunity period to six months or less. Some officers want to put pressure on Johnson and argue for a reduction in time before he can be challenged again, but they take the time and wait for the next two most dangerous moments for him. This month’s Wakefield, Tiverton and Honiton by-elections, which the Conservatives are holding but expect to lose to Labor and the Liberal Democrats respectively, are likely to be used as ammunition by critics of the prime minister to argue that they are not. now electoral advantage and that the party faces elimination in the next general election. Another inquiry into Downing Street’s law-abiding parties will begin soon, with lawmakers expecting it to report in the autumn. The committee’s evidence gathering could include an interview with Johnson as part of their inquiry into whether he misled parliament by repeatedly insisting that Covid rules were not violated, creating further embarrassing coverage with possible sanctions against him. While Brady said it was unlikely the rules would change to allow a new vote of no confidence in Johnson before next summer, he left the door open to the possibility. “It’s not something we as executives have discussed at all in this parliament,” Brady told Times Radio. She said that after Theresa May won a landslide vote against her by a wide margin, the committee did consider changing the rules, but ultimately decided not to do so. “I have thought a lot about it because of the volume of speculation [there] he was in the media, “said Brady. “Of course, it is technically possible that the laws will change in the future. And it is possible that the rules may change in the future. “But I think it’s important to say that the rule that is valid and is likely to remain in force is that there is a grace period of one year after the vote of confidence.” Even if the committee decides not to change the rules again, former Conservative leader William Hague has warned that Johnson could be ousted in other ways. “One way or another, when you have this level of resentment in your own party, it will not end well,” he told House magazine. “I do not know how it will end, but it will end up in some kind of car accident in the cabinet, or some activist uprising, or a change in the rules to have another leadership ballot, or an electoral defeat. It will end badly. “ Hague added that “when you can see that something will end badly, you have to do something and take responsibility as a leader to do what you have to do, even if it means getting away with it.” Johnson continues to maintain public support for his top team, with only two resignations – John Lamont as secretary and John Penrose as tsar against corruption. Michael Gove said he continued to support the prime minister with enthusiasm. “If you’ve been in politics for a while, like I was, then there are always mistakes you can refer to,” said the leveling secretary. “But I think the prime minister is doing a good job.” Gove also stressed that he would not run for leadership again against Johnson and urged his revolutionary colleagues “to prove that the government is focused on providing for people across the UK”.
