MPs ‘plot to oust Boris Johnson’ - BBC Newsnight
Could the PM face a confidence vote in the coming days? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Boris Johnson has "categorically" denied he was warned a drinks party in the No 10 garden risked breaking lockdown rules. "Nobody warned me that it was against the rules," the prime minister said. Former aide Dominic Cummings says he warned the PM at the time, and has accused him of misleading MPs about it. Pressure is now mounting on the prime minister and there are reports the target of 54 letters to trigger a vote of confidence will be met in the coming days. Newsnight’s political editor Nick Watt reports. Kirsty Wark is joined by Conservative peer Lord Marland, Delyth Miles from Grassroots Conservatives and former Conservative cabinet minister David Gauke. #Newsnight #BBCNews #BBC Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
