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Former Tory minister calls on ‘grotesque’ Johnson to quit in scathing letter

Jesse Norman, an ex-ally of the PM, said his policy priorities were "deeply questionable".

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2022-06-06 08:36
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A former Tory minister has submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, branding his response to the Partygate scandal “grotesque”.

In a coruscating letter posted on Twitter, Jesse Norman said Johnson had overseen “a culture of casual law-breaking” in Downing Street.

The MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire said the prime minister’s policy priorities were “deeply questionable” – and warned there were no circumstances in which he could serve in a government led by him.

Lashing out at Johnson’s approach to Brexit, Norman said that any breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol would be “economically very damaging, politically foolhardy and almost certainly illegal”.

“You are the leader of the Conservative and Unionist party, yet you are putting the Union itself gravely at risk,” he wrote.

He added that the government’s Rwanda refugee policy was “ugly, likely to be counterproductive and of doubtful legality” – and derided plans to privatise Channel 4 were “unnecessary and provocative”.

I have supported Boris Johnson for 15 years, for the London Mayoralty and for PM. Very sadly, I have written to him to say I can no longer do so, for the reasons set out below. pic.twitter.com/0Mjs4hjeSF

— Jesse Norman (@Jesse_Norman) June 6, 2022

Norman’s intervention came just minutes before it was announced that Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence by Tory MPs amid anger across the party at the disclosures over lockdown parties in Downing Street.

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Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, confirmed in a statement that he has now received the 54 letters from Conservative MPs needed to trigger a vote.

The vote – by secret ballot – will take place at Westminster on Monday between 6pm and 8pm, with the count to take place immediately afterwards.

In order to oust the prime minister however the rebels will need 180 MPs, and allies of Mr Johnson made clear he was determined to fight to stay on.

Speaking shortly after Sir Graham made his announcement, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told Sky News: “If there is (a vote) the prime minister will stand and fight his corner with a very, very strong case.”

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