Tobias Ellwood

The long-time critic of the Prime Minister will no longer be able to vote in the Conservative leadership election.

It's a very clearly defined and historic red line. A spokeswoman for the Tory whips' office said: "Tobias Ellwood MP has lost the Conservative Party whip following his failure to vote in support of the Government in the confidence vote last night." The long-time critic of the Prime Minister will no longer be able to vote in the Conservative leadership election

Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Commons' defence select committee, has had the UK Conservative party whip removed after failing to support the government in ...

No vote was recorded in confidence motion for the senior Tory.

“Every single MP of every party is under no illusion regarding the price to be paid in not voting during a Gov confidence motion. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It’s a very clearly defined and historic red line. It’s violent death throes from No 10.” Another added: “It’s clearly just lashing out. But a spokesperson for the Tory whips’ office said: “Tobias Ellwood MP has lost the Conservative Party whip following his failure to vote in support of the government in the confidence vote last night.”

Sky News understands the move means Mr Ellwood will not be able to vote in the fourth round ballot of the Conservative leadership contest this afternoon.

Sky News understands the move means Mr Ellwood will not be able to vote in the fourth round ballot of the Conservative leadership contest this afternoon. Sky News understands the move means Mr Ellwood will not be able to vote in the fourth round ballot of the Conservative leadership contest this afternoon. Senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has had his whip removed - and will now not be able to vote in the party's leadership ballot.

Chair of defence select committee will now likely be barred from voting in the final two rounds of the Tory leadership race.

The Prime Minister has even been forced to deny reports that he called Mr Ellwood a "c***". He is now in Odesa, the port city of Ukraine, which came under heavy fire from Russian cruise missiles on Monday night. "The confidence vote last night was a vote in support of the delivery of the Conservative Government and failure to vote in support is a failure to support the Conservative Party agenda, regardless of Leader." The source said that Mr Ellwood was "reminded of the consequences well in advance of the vote on Monday night and given the opportunity to return on numerous occasions". A Tory Party source said that Mr Ellwood was warned in advance that the vote was taking place and that his permission to leave Parliament to go to Moldova had been rescinded. Mr Ellwood, who is chair of the defence select committee, missed the vote because he was in Moldova for a meeting with the nation’s president.

Senior MP Tobias Ellwood has been stripped of the Conservative party whip after he abstained in the support of confidence vote in the government.

On Monday, former chancellor Rishi Sunak got 115 votes, topping the ballot for a third time. A spokeswoman for the Tory whips office said: “Tobias Ellwood MP has lost the Conservative party whip following his failure to vote in support of the government in the confidence vote last night.” Senior MP Tobias Ellwood has been stripped of the Conservative party whip after he abstained in the support of confidence vote in the government, the Tory whips have said.

Mr Ellwood said he was "sorry" to lose the whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting in Moldova. The government won the vote and the prime minister ...

Pairing is an arrangement between two MPs of opposing parties to not vote on a particular issue. "It's a very clearly defined and historic red line. Meanwhile, the UK government survived a vote of confidence in itself on Monday, winning by 349 votes to 238, a majority of 111. Mr Ellwood, a former minister who chairs the Commons Defence Committee, said he had a meeting with the president of Moldova on Monday and had been "unable to secure return travel due to unprecedented disruption both here and in the UK". The government won the vote and the prime minister is due to continue in his role until a successor is elected. Mr Ellwood said he was "sorry" to lose the whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting in Moldova.

Boris Johnson has withdrawn the Conservative whip from the defence committee chair, Tobias Ellwood, who failed to support the government in a confidence ...

In a statement, Ellwood said he had been unable to return because of travel issues. The government won by 349 to 238, a majority of 111. Ellwood’s slip was rescinded but the source said he ignored overtures to attend.

Tobias Ellwood says he is sorry to lose the party whip, but argues he was away on a foreign trip.

Pairing is an arrangement between two MPs of opposing parties to not vote on a particular issue. "It's a very clearly defined and historic red line. Meanwhile, the UK government survived a vote of confidence in itself on Monday, winning by 349 votes to 238, a majority of 111. Mr Ellwood, a former minister who chairs the Commons Defence Committee, said he had a meeting with the president of Moldova on Monday and had been "unable to secure return travel due to unprecedented disruption both here and in the UK". The government won the vote and the prime minister is due to continue in his role until a successor is elected. Mr Ellwood said he was "sorry" to lose the whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting in Moldova.

The outspoken Boris Johnson critic has had the Tory whip removed.

It’s been a sad chapter in the history of our great party. It does feel in the last couple of weeks that we’ve lost our way a little bit. “There were few options to get back, but there were problems with travel in the UK - runways melting, I understand - and there were also security issues in Moldova too, and the combination of that meant that the few options I had to get back in time for that vote then disappeared.

Mr Ellwood told Sky News that he did not want to speculate about the reasons why he specifically lost the whip and whether or not he would have lost it if ...

"Look, I'm not a member of whip's office. Mr Ellwood told Sky News that he did not want to speculate about the reasons why he specifically lost the whip and whether or not he would have lost it if he had been a Liz Truss backer, rather than supporting Ms Mordaunt. On the conflict within the Tory party, Mr Ellwood told Sky News: "The nation wants to be impressed and inspired and not demoralised". Mr Ellwood told Sky News that he did not want to speculate about the reasons why he specifically lost the whip and whether or not he would have lost it if he had been a Liz Truss backer, rather than supporting Penny Mordaunt. The move was a punishment after Mr Ellwood failed to take part in Monday's confidence vote in the government. Senior MP Tobias Ellwood has called for an end to "blue on blue" hostilities after being stripped of the Conservative whip yesterday.

“Upon the conclusion of today's leadership contest, Tobias Ellwood MP will have the whip suspended.” Conservative MPs are being given two hours to choose ...

But Mordaunt’s backers have been stressing the fact that unlike Truss, she represents a fresh start. But amid predictions that Wednesday’s fifth and final round could be very close, Ellwood will be allowed to take part. A spokesperson for the whips’ office said: “To ensure that the whips’ office neutrality in the leadership contest can not be questioned, the whip has been temporarily unsuspended from Tobias Ellwood MP.

The Penny Mordaunt-supporting MP had not been expected to have a vote in the remaining ballot of the contest.

“Look, I’m not a member of the whip’s office. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Mr Ellwood had earlier said that recent weeks have been a “sad chapter” in the history of the Conservatives, warning that the party had “lost our way”. The Penny Mordaunt-supporting MP had not been expected to have a vote in the remaining ballot of the contest on Wednesday, after he was penalised by the party for missing the confidence vote. Tobias Ellwood, the Tory MP who lost the party whip after he failed to support the Government in a confidence vote on Monday, said it had been temporarily restored to allow him to vote in the final ballot of the leadership contest. The Penny Mordaunt-supporting MP had not been expected to have a vote in the remaining ballot of the contest.