BREAKING: Tobias Ellwood has been stripped of the Conservative whip after abstaining in a vote of no confidence in the Government last night.
A Conservative MP has lost the whip after a foreign visit designed to resolve Ukraine’s grain crisis meant he could not to back the Government in a vote of no confidence.whip following his failure to vote in support of theReports suggest a number of other Tories also missed the vote.
The former army captain has been an outspoken critic of Boris Johnson’s administration and is backing Penny Mordaunt’s campaign to replace him as Prime Minister. But he will now be unable to vote in the contest, likely helping Liz Truss, who is being backed by Johnson allies. Mr Ellwood, the chairman of the defence select committee, said he is ‘very sorry’ to lose the Tory whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting with the president of Moldova due to ‘unprecedented disruption’.
In a statement, the senior MP explained: ‘Following my meeting yesterday with the president of Moldova I was unable to secure return travel due to unprecedented disruption both here and in the UK. ‘I am very sorry to lose the whip but will now continue my meetings in Ukraine promoting the Prime Minister’s efforts here and specifically seeking to secure the reopening of Odesa port – so vital grain exports can recommence.’Odesaâs just 100 miles away. After Donbas – Russiaâs expected to head West and if Odessa falls Moldova could easily be next.
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