Tobias Ellwood has had the Conservative occasion’s whip withdrawn by the prime minister after he abstained in yesterday’s confidence vote within the authorities.
16 Labour MPs and 12 Conservative MPs didn’t vote on the matter.
ITV Information has reported that Tory whips have been “relaxed” about vote pairing on this confidence vote.
It’s not clear whether or not or not Ellwood might have pursued this selection.
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The Bournemouth MP is a long-time critic of Boris Johnson, having repeatedly urged him to resign earlier this 12 months, following the “Partygate” revelations.
He voted in opposition to Johnson in final month’s vote of confidence amongst Tory MPs.
Ellwood, who chairs the Home of Commons’ defence choose committee stated in a press release as we speak: “Following my assembly yesterday with the President of Moldova, I used to be unable to safe return journey attributable to unprecedented disruption each right here and within the UK.
“I’m very sorry to lose the whip however will now proceed my conferences in Ukraine selling the prime minister’s efforts right here and particularly looking for to safe the reopening of Odesa port – so important grain exports can recommence.”
He additionally tweeted this afternoon, including: “”Apologies for lacking key vote. Air journey chaos, after meet with the Moldova President, prevented return. Saddened to lose the whip. I stick with it – good to be in ODESA and meet the spectacular Mil Governor Marchenko to hunt methods of re-opening the port & get that important grain out.”
A whips’ workplace spokesperson confirmed his assertion this afternoon, writing: “Tobias Ellwood MP has misplaced the Conservative Social gathering whip following his failure to vote in help of the federal government within the confidence vote final evening.”
Tradition secretary Nadine Dorries has hit again at claims Ellwood may have saved the occasion whip if he had supported Liz Truss’ management marketing campaign, slamming the concept as “wholly unfaithful and albeit ridiculous”.
“Each single MP of each occasion is below no phantasm concerning the worth to be paid in not voting throughout a authorities confidence movement,” she went on. “It’s a really clearly outlined and historic pink line. Tobias may have voted like everybody else.”
Liberal Democrat chief whip Wendy Chamberlain accused the PM of “petty” manoeuvring over the problem.
“It’s telling that Boris Johnson acted swiftly to punish Tobias Ellwood this time, however dragged his ft for days when it got here to suspending the whip from his loyal supporter Chris Pincher,” she argued.
“This petty act exhibits there isn’t any room within the Conservatives any extra for many who refuse to prop up Johnson. The Conservative management candidates ought to condemn this transfer and clarify they may restore the whip to Tobias Ellwood,” she went on.
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