Boris Johnson asks the 'Tories' 'in extremis' to avoid a "Groundhog Day" and reject the motion of censure

MADRID, 6 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has appeared at a meeting of the conservative deputies who decide this Monday on his possible dismissal as prime minister and has made an 'in extremis' appeal to avoid a "Groundhog Day".

Johnson has broken into the closed-door meeting to applause and cheers and has summoned the deputies of the Conservative Party to "not enter into an infernal debate on Groundhog Day about the benefits of belonging to the single market."

In particular, Johnson has reminded members of the 1922 Committee of the clear victory he achieved in the December 2019 election and "not to reopen issues that we closed two and a half years ago."

"You already know what an incredible force we can be when we stand together. Those in this room have achieved the biggest Conservative victory in 40 years... under my leadership," he said.

This Monday night the deputies of the Conservative Party vote on the proposal for a motion of internal censure raised after the publication of letters of censure by 15 percent of the 'tory' bench.

If more than half of the deputies vote against him, Johnson will be dismissed and his successor will be decided in an internal process that can be presented by any conservative deputy who has at least eight supports among his colleagues.

The next leader would be chosen by the members of the Conservative Party between two candidates after a series of eliminatory rounds in which the deputies vote. The pools point as favorites to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons, Tom Tugendhat, and former Minister of Health Jeremy Hunt.