{"id":1054538,"date":"2021-11-25T10:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054538"},"modified":"2021-11-25T10:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:14:03","slug":"wheels-falling-off-boris-johnsons-bandwagon-tory-mps-reportedly-sign-letters-of-no-confidence-against-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheels-falling-off-boris-johnsons-bandwagon-tory-mps-reportedly-sign-letters-of-no-confidence-against-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheels Falling Off Boris Johnson&#039;s Bandwagon? Tory MPs Reportedly Sign Letters of &#039;No Confidence&#039; Against PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwheels-falling-off-boris-johnsons-bandwagon-tory-mps-reportedly-sign-letters-of-no-confidence-against-pm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1231731405-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A dozen Conservative MPs have reportedly sent letters of no confidence against Boris Johnson as questions swirl around the ability of the prime minister to lead the country.<\/p>\n<p>Amid increasingly poor poll numbers and a series of political missteps and gaffes from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a number of Tory MPs have reportedly signalled that they would move against Johnson should his leadership come up for a vote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to <em>The Sun<\/em> newspaper an unnamed senior Tory MP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/politics\/16826364\/boris-johnson-in-danger-of-confidence-vote\/?utm_campaign=native_share&amp;utm_source=sharebar_native&amp;utm_medium=sharebar_native\">said<\/a>: \u201cThere is real anger. He has until Spring to get back on track or he will be in real trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLetters [of no confidence] have gone in. I am on the cusp myself,\u201d the MP added as at least a dozen letters having already been submitted according to the paper.<\/p>\n<p>The top Tory said of the prime minister:&nbsp;\u201cYes he won an election, but a bowl of soup could have beaten Jeremy Corbyn.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Under the current system, a leadership challenge can be initiated if fifteen per cent of Tory MPs submit letters of no confidence to the&nbsp;1922 Committee \u2014 which consists of all Conservative MPs not in government \u2014 and chairman&nbsp;Sir Graham Brady calls for the challenge to be put forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9487179487179\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lord Frost: Brexit Will Fail if Boris Pushes High-Tax \u2018European Model\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiFPlzAhlT\">https:\/\/t.co\/TiFPlzAhlT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1463191614415941652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some within the ruling party have attempted to downplay the threat to Johnson\u2019s leadership, with one unnamed MP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2021\/11\/23\/letters-no-confidence-boris-johnson-have-submitted-claim-tory\/\">telling<\/a> <em>The Telegraph<\/em> that the letters of no confidence came from the \u201cusual suspects\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this the start of more of that? If the next month is like the last month, and horror stories continue, more letters will be submitted,\u201d the MP warned.<\/p>\n<p>A Tory whip told the paper:&nbsp;\u201cThere is an assumption someone has put in a letter. The rumour is persistently around. It will not get anywhere near the 50 letters you would need, but it does cause angst.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The latest questioning of Mr Johnson\u2019s political fate come after a disastrous speech before the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Monday, in which the Conservative leader quoted Soviet dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/22\/boris-quotes-lenin-to-promote-build-back-greener-agenda\/\">Vladimir Lenin<\/a> to promote his radical green agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The mainstream media and punditry decided to focus on some of the stranger aspects of the speech, however, including Johnson\u2019s seemingly inexplicable use of a rambling Peppa Pig anecdote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.607250755287\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Yesterday I went to Peppa Pig World\u2026 I loved it, it&#8217;s very much my kind of place&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>PM Boris Johnson tells CBI conference &#8220;no Whitehall civil servant would conceivably come up with Peppa&#8221; as he praises the &#8220;power of UK creativity&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtIu0zy7g3\">https:\/\/t.co\/jtIu0zy7g3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zouZihMWX\">pic.twitter.com\/8zouZihMWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCPolitics\/status\/1462734323652743173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The PM is facing challenges in several key areas, including his Build Back Better green vision, his high tax agenda, and the outright crisis in the English Channel. The deaths of 27 migrants after an illegal smuggling boat overturned in French waters Wednesday night will intensify scrutiny of the government\u2019s do-nothing attitude that has dominated so far.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Sky News Australia on Tuesday, Brexit leader Nigel Farage <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B_3hJ8PxsGs?t=65\">said<\/a> that the \u201cwheels are falling off the Boris bandwagon,\u201d adding \u201cyou can feel the support of his colleagues the support of much of the media is really beginning to melt away and quite quickly too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Farage \u2014 who has hinted at a possible political comeback if the government continues failing on the boat migrant crisis \u2014 said that the only reason Mr Johnson was elected was because of Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went for Brexit and those voters those Brexit voters voted to take back control of our borders and right now we see them being abused and we see the country being humiliated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this man cannot stop tens of thousands of undocumented young males coming into this country and posing a genuine security threat then he is toast,\u201d Farage warned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0110497237569\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nigel Farage Threatens Return to Politics if BOJO Can\u2019t Solve \u2018Out of Control\u2019 Migrant Crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/COlSdqWeng\">https:\/\/t.co\/COlSdqWeng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1463137759170752516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dozen Conservative MPs have reportedly sent letters of no confidence against Boris Johnson as questions swirl around the ability of the prime minister to lead the country. 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