PM confidence vote: No comment yet from Exmouth's MP Simon Jupp

Update 7 June 12.49pm: Devon County Councillor Christine Channon (Conservative, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton Coastal) hopes that the Prime Minister will be 'alarmed' after the outcome of yesterday's vote.

She said: "I hope that Boris will be alarmed at the high percentage of Conservative MPs who expressed a vote of no confidence in his leadership. 

"My deepest concerns at present are about the state of the economy and the hardships that some people are facing.  

"The government needs to take serious steps to alleviate this kind of poverty. We also need to encourage people back into the workforce and fill the large number of vacant jobs."

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Update 9.03pm: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the confidence vote by 211 votes to 148.

Simon Jupp MP has been contacted again for comment.

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Update 1.31pm: The result will be announced at 9pm.

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Update 12.14pm: Boris Johnson will address backbench MPs at 4pm today, before the vote at 6pm.

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Conservative MP for East Devon Simon Jupp, whose constituency includes Exmouth, has not yet commented on the confidence vote set to be held today for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Nub News approached him to find out whether he has confidence in the Prime Minister last week and this morning (Monday 6 June) but have as yet received no reply.

We also reached out to several prominent Tories in the local area. None have yet responded.

It's reported that the confidence vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm this evening, according to Sir Graham Brady MP, chairman of the 1922 Committee. 

A total of 54 letters of no confidence have now been sent to Sir Graham. 180 votes will be needed to oust the PM in this evening's secret ballot.

The vote comes after the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report, which contains an investigation into 16 events, together with photos of several gatherings.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was issued a £50 fixed penalty notice by police in April for breaking Covid laws in June 2020. In total, 126 fines to 83 people were issued.