Sir Keir Starmer says 'Britain deserves a fresh start with Labour' and asks the government to vote no confidence in Boris Johnson this evening. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Latest round of Tory leadership votes closesAt the moment, we have five remaining candidates: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch.The third round of voting took place in the House of Commons this afternoon, between 5pm and 7pm.
And he believes she will"squeeze" the votes from her rivals, Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt, and"close the gap". "It is a shame," says Mr Tomlinson."[The debates have] given a chance for all the candidates to set our their stall with many of them reaching audiences they haven't done before and Kemi was up for it.
The confidence vote will not take place til around 10pm, with the results expected around 20 to 30 minutes later. For a prime minister in the death throes of his premiership, Boris Johnson was full of life in the Commons this afternoon. It was just hours ago she was attacking his administration's economic record and refusing to raise her hand when asked if she'd offer him a place in her cabinet.
He said:"He should not be here for a minute longer, he demonstrated no dignity in office and he is showing no dignity in departing today."After a brief and somewhat angry question to Sir Keir about his stance on antisemitism, the Labour leader continued to question why the party opposite is allowing Boris Johnson to remain in post for two months, even though they chose to force him from office.
"Britain deserves a fresh start with Labour,"he says to cheers behind him, adding he has changed the party he leads.The Labour leader's request for a confidence vote in the government was previously rejected , with the Conservatives instead submitting one in an effort to control the narrative around it and see it off.
Sir Keir adds the government has left public services in a mess, and imposed the highest taxes since rationing. Mr Johnson said:"He talks about 14 million people [in poverty]. 14 million people voted for this Conservative government, undefeated at the polls."He starts by calling his government one of the most"dynamic" of all time and explaining the seats he won during his term as prime minister at Labour's expense.
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