Latest updates: some Conservative MPs believed to be preparing letters of no confidence in PM ahead of PMQs
Tory MPs openly discuss Johnson challenge as mood ‘turns dramatically’
Vote of no confidence, resignation or survival: what next for Boris Johnson?
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The mood of Conservative MPs was hardening against Boris Johnson last night, with open talk of how to oust the prime minister and who should succeed him as he gave a disastrous interview claiming not to have lied over Downing Street parties.
A string of Tory MPs from various ranks and wings of the party said they believed there would be enough letters to trigger a leadership contest after the publication of the Sue Gray report into allegations of lockdown breaches, with some reports on Tuesday night that it could come sooner.
