Plaid MPs back Lib Dem motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson
Two Plaid Cymru MPs have added their support to a motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson, tabled by the Liberal Democrats.
Liz Saville Roberts and Hywel Williams have backed the motion along with all 13 Liberal Democrat MPs, Paula Barker and Mick Whitley from Labour and Stephen Garry from the Alliance Party.
Together they are calling on Conservative MPs to vote for the motion in order to force the prime minister to step down.
The motion reads “That this House has no confidence in the Prime Minister because he has broken the Covid lockdown laws his Government introduced, misled both Parliament and the public about it, and disastrously undermined public confidence in the midst of a pandemic.”
The Liberal Democrats have also written to Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, demanding he put the motion to a vote within the next week.
The letter states that it is “unacceptable for the Government to hide behind Sue Gray’s investigation, refusing to answer questions or take responsibility.”
Appalled
It adds that it is “not a sustainable position” for Boris Johnson to have lost the confidence of the public and his own MPs in the midst of a pandemic when trust in the government is so critical.
It continues: “People across the country are rightly appalled by the revelation that the Prime Minister attended a garden party at Number 10 in May 2020, during the first national Covid lockdown.
“The vast majority of the British people followed the rules to keep others safe, even when it meant not being able to see our loved ones – let alone having a few drinks in the sun with our friends.”
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said: “It’s time for Conservative MPs to show where they stand. Are they going to continue to put up with a Prime Minister who lied to Parliament and to the public, who admitted he broke lockdown rules and refuses to hold himself accountable?
“By remaining in Number 10 Boris Johnson is a threat to the health of the nation – no one will take anything he says seriously and that is simply unacceptable during a pandemic.
“Conservative MPs should not only support our motion of no confidence, but they should pressure Jacob Rees Mogg to give the motion time for a vote and soon. The country deserves a chance to move on from this deceitful Prime Minister.”
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Well there is a surprise two political parties with under 10% of the vote don’t want the incompitent Tory leader in place They would like him gone and replaced with somone compitent. Why can’t they ask him to stay would do their party more good. But no blah blah blah.
Stephen Farry, not Garry.
Who
He’s an MP for the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland, a party who stand on a platform of crossing the religious divide and uniting the Catholic and Protestant communities.
Unless a large number of Tory MPs decide now is the time to bring down Johnson any vote will not succeed. I suspect the Tory party is waiting for the results of the May elections.You see to them the removal of Johnson isn’t about morality and integrity but about whether he is electable or not. If the Tories get annihilated Johnson will be toast and a new idiot will be dropped in as PM during the summer. All very democratically of course – through the Tory faithful…
Kick all English party’s out of wales 🏴 stop being little Englanders and be proud to be welsh it’s time for a New Wales 🏴
A Nude Wales. That has a nice ring to it, but I’d rather wait until at least late Spring.
Well, that’s pretty silly. It’s just political posturing, by Davy. No chance of success. It would lead to a general election if the governmant lost, so almost all Conservative MPs would support their own government anyway.
QUite frankly, while I can’t stand Mr Johnson, and thinks he should be replaced as soon as possible, I can’t see any better potential government right now, and Davy is perhaps worse than the disgrace that is Johnson.