a secret ballot held in one of the party s committee rooms. the vote has been triggered by a threshold being met of at least 5a mps writing to sir graham brady, who chairs the backbench 1922 committee, saying they no longer have confidence in mrjohnson s leadership. conservative mps began to turn against the prime minister after revelations about parties and gatherings held during covid lockdowns, and the numbers gathered pace after sue gray s report into that partygate scandal. we ll talk to our political correspondent shortly. first, let s hear sir graham brady s announcement this morning. i m not making a statement. i ve sent out a written statement. i m really here to answer any questions you have on the process or procedure. i ll say what was in the written statement, if it s helpful to you, which is simply to say that the threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister has been passed. therefore, a vote of confidence will take place