Boris Johnson may face another confidence vote in six months

A vote of no confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may take place again in six months, the 1922 committee wants to change the rules of procedure, Report informs referring to Sky News.

Tobias Ellwood, who voted against the prime minister, said he understands the heads of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs are now looking at altering the rules so the leader of the Tory party could face another confidence vote within a year of surviving one.

The current Tory party rules stipulate that once a confidence vote is carried out and a leader garners enough support to continue then they will not face another vote for another year.

Asked by Sky News' Kay Burley if that rule could be changed so another vote could happen within six months, Ellwood said: "I understand that's what the 1922 Committee are looking at, deliberately for this reason.

"Because if we're going to have that stay of execution, we are now going to recognize the democratic outcome and support the prime minister then let's give the prime minister time to improve.

"But, methods can be made, the system can be adjusted to mean the current rule of allowing a prime minister an entire year would be changed."

He added that he would "see us going down that route" and would "support it being introduced" but at the moment he supports the democratic outcome of the vote.

On June 7, Johnson survived a vote of no confidence by his supporters in the British Parliament. As many as 148 members of the same party expressed no confidence in the prime minister, while 211 conservatives supported Johnson. Thus, he remains as prime minister of the UK and head of the Conservative Party. A vote of no confidence requires the votes of at least 180 out of 359 MPs in the ruling Conservative Party.

Johnson was at the center of controversy when his 2020-2021 partying was revealed, at the height of the fight against COVID-19 in the UK. As it turned out, British leaders, participating in such events, violated the restrictive measures introduced by them in the country.