A growing number of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative lawmakers have withdrawn their support for the British leader after a damning official report detailed a series of illegal parties at his Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Johnson, who helped the Conservatives win a large majority in a 2019 election, has apologised but said he will not resign.
Below is an explanation of how Johnson could face such a challenge under the governing Conservative Party’s rules:A leadership challenge can be triggered if 15% of Conservative members of parliament write letters demanding a confidence vote to the chairman of the party’s "1922 Committee", which represents lawmakers who have no government jobs.
When Johnson's predecessor Theresa May faced a confidence vote in December 2018, which she went on to win, it was held on the same day the 1922 Committee chairman announced he had received enough letters to trigger the vote.If Johnson lost, there would be a leadership contest and his replacement would become prime minister.
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