Boris Johnson is desperately battling to cling on today after the threshold for triggering a Tory confidence vote was dramatically hit – with the PM’s anti-corruption tsar quitting and rival Jeremy Hunt vowing to join the revolt.
The PM has sent a letter to MPs pleading for them to ‘draw a line’ under the infighting, after backbench chief Graham Brady confirmed this morning that at least 54 MPs have asked for a full ballot.
The vote will be held between