Live: Falmouth's reaction to Boris Johnson confidence vote
By Joseph Macey
6th Jun 2022 | Local News
Stay up to date with Falmouth Nub News's live politics coverage as the PM faces confidence vote.
21:00 - 359 ballots cast 211 in favour of Johnson 148 against Johnson - Johnson remains PM.
19:15 - Truro and Falmouth Lib Dems say the PM's personal conduct must be looked at.
18:00 - Voting has started. The result will be announced at 9pm.
16:00 - Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Truro & Falmouth Jayne Kirkham says Cherilyn Mackrory MP statement is "disappointing".
14:03 - Falmouth Labour councillor Laurie Magowan responds to Cherilyn Mackrory's statement.
13:10 - Cherilyn Mackrory says she will be supporting the Prime Minister.
The Truro and Falmouth MP says:
"I will be supporting the Prime Minister this evening. In December 2019 nobody predicted the COVID pandemic and following hits to the global economy. My focus remains on delivering for Truro & Falmouth and not this media driven Westminster soap opera #BackBoris."
12:20 - Boris Johnson will address backbench MPs at 4pm today, before the vote at 6pm.
12:10 - A statement from Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Truro & Falmouth Jayne Kirkham.
She says: "At last, a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson, as enough Conservative MPs have finally broken ranks with the u-turning, dithering & law-breaking.
"Nothing official from our Cornish Conservative MPs though, as far as I know. However, it's a secret vote, so maybe they'll vote against him even if they aren't prepared to step up publicly.
"The country needs better than Boris Johnson. He should go."
10:35 - No comment yet from Falmouth MP Cherilyn Mackrory.
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