Johnson Faces UK Tory Leadership Vote as Party Anger Boils Over
- Confidence vote takes place from 6 p.m. Monday, result tonight
- History shows even leaders who win test are hugely undermined
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Boris Johnson will face a leadership vote in his ruling Conservative Party, after a series of missteps and scandals became too much for scores of Tory Members of Parliament.
Senior Conservative MP Graham Brady said Monday the threshold of at least 54 MPs -- 15% of the Conservative total -- has been met to trigger a confidence vote in Johnson, who became the first sitting prime minister found to have broken the law earlier this year.