AHEAD of the vote this afternoon (Monday, 6 June) by Conservative MPs after a vote of no confidence was triggered by Tories at Westminster Basildon and Billericay MP John Baron has reiterated his view on the PM and says he will be voting for him to be ousted.

"Further to my announcement last month following the publication of the Sue Gray report that I was withdrawing my support from the Prime Minister, I will be voting against the Prime Minister in the vote of no confidence this evening.

"Sue Gray's report laid bare the extent of the rule-breaking at the heart of Government. Sadly the Prime Minister's repeated assurances to Parliament that he was unaware of any rule-breaking are simply not credible. For me, the central issue is the integrity of Parliament – not whether Boris Johnson is an electoral asset or not."

Mr Baron had previously made his opinions clear, publicly condemning him last week: https://basildon.nub.news/news/local-news/basildon-and-billericay-mp-john-baron-calls-on-boris-johnson-to-quit-135101

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price has also spoken about her party's leader.

She told Thurrock Nub News: "The Government asked a great deal of the British public during the Covid pandemic and many people have been dismayed that while they were complying with the rules, those asking them to do so were not.

As MPs we must uphold the principle that lawmakers are not lawbreakers. That goes even more so for the Ministers who are making the law.

"Had the Prime Minister shown more contrition and regret at the time the Party stories emerged I suspect he would not be facing this confidence vote.

"I am very proud to the leadership he has shown in Ukraine. I like his commitment to levelling up. It is a commitment which is genuine.

"I am however very disappointed with the leadership culture and with the direction of Government spending. Whatever the outcome of today's confidence vote there must be change so that this Government better reflects Conservative values."

East Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe has also been asked to comment.