BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO HOLD CONFIDENCE VOTE IN ITSELF ON MONDAY

Wed 13 July 2022:

The BBC reported on Wednesday that the British government will hold a vote of confidence in itself on Monday after blocking an effort to bring one by the opposition Labour Party after ministers objected to its wording.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will step down once the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, but the Labour Party wanted a vote of confidence against the government and Johnson to try to force him to leave earlier. The government blocked Labour’s attempt saying Johnson should be left out of any confidence motion.

Eight candidates

Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their colleagues to go through to the first round of voting on Wednesday.

Only two hopefuls failed to secure the 20 necessary nominations, leaving a wide field of candidates seeking to win the backing of the party with promises of tax cuts, honesty and serious government – a contrast to Johnson who was forced to announce he would resign after a series of scandals

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is the bookmakers’ favourite, and among those he will be taking on are his successor Nadhim Zahawi and foreign minister Liz Truss in what is becoming an increasingly bitter and divisive contest.

The winner, and Britain’s new prime minister, will be announced on Sept. 5.

Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party said the government was “running scared” after it blocked an attempt to call a confidence vote in Johnson on Wednesday to force him from office immediately.

The government said Labour was trying to “play politics” and it would allow Labour to call a confidence vote if the wording of the motion was changed to remove reference to Johnson.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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