Ministers urge Tory MPs to back Boris Johnson in leadership vote

Boris Johnson’s ministers are making efforts to shore up his support among Conservative MPs, as they prepare for a vote on his leadership later.

Scores of Tory MPs wrote to party bosses to trigger the ballot, amid a backlash against the PM over Partygate.

Backbench anger has grown since Sue Gray published her official report into lockdown parties in No 10 last month.

But members of the cabinet have rallied to the PM’s side, ahead of Monday evening’s vote.

If most Tory MPs vote to express no confidence in him, he will be ousted from office and a contest will be held to replace him as Tory leader and PM.

Assuming every Conservative MP casts a vote and nobody abstains, this means 180 will have to vote against Mr Johnson to topple him.

The vote will take place in Parliament between 18.00 and 20.00 BST, with a result announced shortly after.

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