New photo Tory MPs vow to call no-confidence vote in May over Brexit plan

Jacob Rees-Mogg sensationally launched his bid to remove Theresa May today threatening her position in the Commons before holding a press conference naming possible successors.

The hardline Brexiteer insisted his putsch was not about personal ambition and named Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, David Davis and Penny Mordaunt as 'very capable of leading a proper Brexit'.

But he said Mrs May was delivering on Brexit as he joined the ranks of Tory MPs formally calling for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister. 

If 48 Tory MPs write to Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of their backbench 1922 Committee, a vote will be held. 

Mr Rees-Mogg's dramatic move today makes it almost certain the threshold has been met.

MailOnline has been told Government whips are sounding out Tory MPs about how they will vote. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg (pictured outside the Commons today) sensationally launched his bid to remove Theresa May today threatening her position in the Commons before holding a press conference naming possible successors

The hardline Brexiteer (pictured during his chaotic press conference) insisted his putsch was not about personal ambition and named Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, David Davis and Penny Mordaunt

Mr Rees-Mogg (pictured today in the Commons) told Theresa May he had lost confidence in her today because the Brexit deal fails to deliver on the referendum vote

At a chaotic press conference this lunchtime, Mr Rees-Mogg said that he believed the necessary 48 letters to trigger a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister would be submitted, but declined to put a timeframe on the process.

How can Theresa May be ousted as Tory leader?

A Tory leadership contest can be called in one of two ways - if the leader resigns or if MPs force and win a vote of no confidence in them.

Calling votes of no confidence is the responsibility of the chairman of the 1922 Committee, which includes all backbench Conservative MPs.

Chairman Graham Brady is obliged to call a vote if 15 per cent of Tory MPs write to him calling for one - currently 48 MPs. 

The process is secret and only Mr Brady knows how many letters he has received. It is not the same as a vote of confidence in the government - which happens on the floor of the Commons and involves all MPs.

Once triggered, the ballot can be organised very quickly - potentially even the next day.

The no-confidence vote is purely on whether the leader should stay in place or not, rather than a contest.

Crucially, if the incumbent receives more votes in support than opposed they cannot be challenged for 12 months.

The procedure was last used in 2003 when Iain Duncan Smith was removed as Tory leader.

If the leader is ousted, they typically remain as Prime Minister until a successor is appointed and ready to be confirmed by the Queen.

Any MP - apart from the ousted leader - is eligible to stand in the subsequent contest.

Conservative MPs hold a series of ballots to whittle the list of contenders down to two, with the lowest placed candidate dropping out in each round.

The final two candidates are then offered to the Tory membership at large for an election. 

Some activists have called for changes so it is easier for contenders to reach the final stage.

They have suggested that the membership should get to choose between any candidates who get support from at least 20 other MPs.

If Mrs May was rejected by MPs, a vote to choose her successor could be conducted in 'not months but weeks', he said.

Asked why he was defying calls for party unity, he said: 'People always call for unity when the policy they are following is wrong.

'It is a standard pattern of Conservatives when they note that failure is in the air.'

He said that Dominic Raab should not be blamed for the deal negotiated with Brussels, as it was clear that the process was driven by Downing Street.

There was no point appointing a new Brexit Secretary, he said.

Mr Rees-Mogg said: 'The key is, if 48 letters go in it shows there are 48 people who will not vote for this deal.

'That in itself is a pretty powerful statement.'

He stressed that the European Research Group did not have a collective position on Mrs May's premiership.

Asked what his message to the Prime Minister was, he said: 'The Prime Minister said at the 1922 Committee after the election that she would serve as long as the Conservative Party wanted her to serve.

'I think there are many people in the Conservative Party, not just in Parliament but in the country at large, who feel that her service now should come to an end.

'She is a very dutiful person, she has served the country to the best of her ability but she has let us down in this deal.

'It has not delivered on what she said she would do.

'That is the key thing - it is trust that is at the heart of it. She didn't do what she said she would.'

Asked if Mrs May had lied, he said 'lied is a very harsh word'.

One senior Tory MP warned Mrs May appeared to be sacrificing the support of the DUP in a bid to push through a 'nightmare' Brexit deal.

At a chaotic press conference this lunchtime (pictured), Mr Rees-Mogg said that he believed the necessary 48 letters to trigger a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister would be submitted, but declined to put a timeframe on the process

They said Jeremy Corbyn would exploit the split with the Northern Ireland party to force his way into power.

They said: 'We cannot survive without the DUP,' they told MailOnline. 'And this deal cannot get through unless sufficient Labour MPs vote for it.

'Corbyn smells defeat and I'm sure he will not throw her a lifeline.'      

Tory MP and Brexiteer Nadine Dorries said she 'absolutely' believes Graham Brad, chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tories, will have the letters by lunchtime today.

She said: 'I wouldn't be surprised if they were already in. 

'There's going to be more than 48, I'm sure of that, just by the number of people I've spoken to tonight. I think we will have the vote of confidence.

The PM (pictured outside Downing St last night)  is facing all out revolt over her under-fire plan after Dominic Raab dramatically quit as Brexit Secretary this morning.

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