Government tables no-confidence vote in itself

After they blocked Labour's request to do the same

Boris Johnson has tabled his own motion to ask MPs whether they have confidence in the government. Labour's request for a similar motion in the government was turned down by Number 10 on Tuesday. A government spokesperson said: "Labour were given the option to table a straightforward vote of no confidence in the government in keeping with convention, however they chose not to. "To remedy this we are tabling a motion which gives the House the opportunity to decide if it has confidence in the government "The government will always allow time for appropriate House matters while ensuring that it delivers parliamentary business to help improve people's everyday lives." The announcement followed a tumultuous session of Prime Minister's Questions in which the Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle was forced to throw out two MPs from the Chamber. https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1547180696871092226?s=20&t=CYebJAW0ldAqyzkbdnADVQ Related Links

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