Alsager town councillor and Chair of the Congleton Constituency Labour Party, Cllr Michael Unett, has welcomed the confidence vote tonight (Monday) on Boris Johnson.

But Cllr Unett, who recently finished his year in office as Alsager Town Council's chair, says it should not have taken this long to get this vote nor should it be even necessary.

Cllr Unett said: "Boris Johnson should have had the integrity and decency to resign when he became the first Prime Minister to have been found to have broken the law and after the Sue Gray report found serious failings in leadership and judgement in No.10 and the Cabinet Office. 

"While people could not see or say goodbye to their loved ones, the Prime Minister broke the same rules and partied. 

"The Prime Minister and this Government are also failing now to tackle the cost of living crisis. 

"I hope Conservative MPs, including Fiona Bruce, will see sense and do the right thing tonight by removing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister." 

Congleton MP, Fiona Bruce (above) , has declined to comment on the confidence vote for Boris.

When Nub News approached her she replied: "Thank you and on this occasion I reserve my right not to comment."

Boris Johnson faces a possible vote of confidence in his leadership as MPs return to Westminster today after the half-term break.

Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, has announced that the 54-letter threshold has now been reached. 

The threshold of 15 per cent - or 54 Conservative MPs or more - has been reached to trigger a vote of no confidence in the PM.

A ballot will be held in just under an hour's time (8pm this evening, Monday, June 6).

The votes will be counted immediately and an announcement will be made at a time to be advised with more details to be released later today.

If Johnson survives the vote of confidence, there will be a period of a year before another ballot could be held.

To stay in office, Johnson needs to win the support of at least 50 per cent of all Tory MPs plus one, totalling 180.

If he does win he is theoretically safe from such a challenge for a year – although the rules can be changed - yet if even if the 58-year-old Eton-educated PM does win commentators believe that his leadership could still be threatened given what happened to previous incumbent Theresa May.

Previous MP May won the ballot quite comfortably but rebels eventually forced her out of office within six months.

Further back, John Major faced a vote of no confidence in the mid 1990s - but despite winning, he was routed at the 1997 General Election.

The procedure means the PM was advised of the situation yesterday. It is a believed that a number of Tory MPs asked that the news would be released after the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.

His comments come after Congleton MP, Fiona Bruce, whose constituency covers Sandbach and Alsager, today refused to comment about Boris facing a vote of no confidence in his leadership.

Fiona Bruce MP said: "Thank you and on this occasion I reserve my right not to comment."

Her comments come after it was revealed Boris Johnson will face a possible vote of confidence in his leadership as MPs return to Westminster today after the half-term break.

Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, has announced that the 54-letter threshold has now been reached. 

The threshold of 15 per cent - or 54 Conservative MPs or more - has been reached to trigger a vote of no confidence in the PM.

A ballot will be held between 6pm and 8pm this evening, Monday (June 6). The votes will be counted immediately and an announcement will be made at a time to be advised with more details to be released later today.

If Johnson survives the vote of confidence there will be a period of a year before another ballot could be held.

To stay in office, Johnson needs to win the support of at least 50% of all Tory MPs plus one, totalling 180.

If he does win he is theoretically safe from such a challenge for a year – although the rules