Jacob Rees-Mogg says Theresa May on course to face a confidence vote

Theresa May is on course to face a confidence vote according to the Conservative party’s arch-Brexiteers. Senior members of the European Research Group today publicly called for her departure. After Dominic Raab’s resignation this morning, members of the group of Eurosceptic backbenchers gathered in the committee room corridor to discuss their options. Brexiteers were seen raising their hands in what appeared to be a vote. While not everyone present agreed a vote was the answer, a significant number said they had sent their letter to 1922 committee chair Graham Brady. That includes Simon Clarke – the Tory MP who previously publicly retracted his – and Jacob Rees-Mogg who has helpfully tweeted his out.

In a statement outside Parliament following the meeting, Rees-Mogg said we would have to wait and see if there were the 48 letters required for the vote – but said he expected a vote to follow. He said the government’s policy was a failure and not a proper Brexit.