MNI BRIEF: Conservative Lawmakers Ready For PM Confidence Vote
PM Boris Johnson faces vote as block of his party legislators suggest no confidence in his premiership.
Conservative MPs will vote later Monday on the leadership of current party leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The vote will start at 1800BST, having been triggered by at least 15% of the Conservative's sitting Members of Parliament having sent a letter of no confidence in the the PM.
The threshold was hit over the weekend, with at least 54 letters being posted. The confidence vote will be in secret but, as of 1500BST, betting firms make Johnson a favorite to win the vote.
In a straw poll of Conservative Party members, not a constituency for the confidence vote, 53% said they wanted Johnson to remain as Prime Minister, with 42% looking for an ouster.