Vice chairman of influential 1922 committee submits letter of no confidence in Liz Truss

A Tory MP has submitted a letter to the 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady, demanding a vote of no confidence within the Prime Minister.

William Wragg, who’s vice chairman of the influential group of Tory backbenchers, advised MPs within the Commons on Wednesday he want to vote with Labour to ban fracking as a result of he’s against it.

However, as a result of the vote is being handled as a “confidence motion” in Liz Truss’s embattled Government, he determined to not as a result of he would lose the whip and his letter of no confidence within the PM would “fall”.

Mr Wragg mentioned he’s “personally ashamed” by what occurred after the mini-budget and can’t inform his constituents in Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, that “they should support our great party”.

“The lack of foresight by senior members of the Government, I cannot easily forgive,” he added.

He additionally mentioned he discovered the “trashing” of the reputations of the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility in the course of the Tory management contest to be “near Maoist in its nature”.

“Orthodoxy, Treasury orthodoxy came under attack,” he mentioned. “I am a Conservative, I suppose orthodoxy goes hand in hand with that.”

Mr Wragg advised the Commons “I oppose fracking” however added: “If I vote as I would wish, then I would lose the whip.

“I would no longer be vice chair of the 1922 Committee. I would no longer maintain a position as a chair of one of the select committees of the House.

“And indeed, because of that, my letter lodged with my honourable friend, the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Sir Graham Brady), would fall, and I wish to maintain that letter with my honourable friend.”

If I vote as I would need, then I’d lose the whip

Conservative MP William Wragg

The MP’s feedback got here throughout an opposition day debate on financial accountability, which preceded the one on banning fracking.

The 1922 Committee’s guidelines stipulate {that a} prime minister can not face a confidence vote throughout their first yr in workplace.

Outside the one-year grace interval, 15% of the parliamentary social gathering must submit letters of no confidence to committee chairman Sir Graham for a vote to be held.