Boris Johnson to face vote of no confidence today in his leadership

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Boris Johnson is set to face a vote of no confidence in his leadership today.Enough Tory MPs have requested a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson to trigger a contest, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady has announced.The vote is set to take place from 6pm to 8pm tonight.Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, said in a statement: "The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded."In accordance with the rules, a ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 TODAY MONDAY 6th JUNE - details to be confirmed."The votes will be counted immediately afterwards.

An announcement will be made at a time to be advised. Arrangements for the announcement will be released later today."We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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