Keir Starmer tells Tory MPs they have a 'duty' to fire Boris Johnson immediately

Sir Keir Starmer has told Tory MPs they have a 'duty' to remove Boris Johnson from Number 10 immediately or face a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons next week.

< p>The Labor leader has insisted that Mr Johnson should not be allowed to continue as caretaker Prime Minister, just 24 hours after announcing his intention to step down after the election of a new one Tory leader.

In a bullish press conference - just hours after he was cleared by Durham Police as part of a two-month investigation - Sir Keir said that his party was "ready" for a general election and that the country deserved a "fresh start".

"If there is a general election, this government will fall and we have a plan for the country he said.

Accusing Mr Johnson of “desperately clinging” to power, he added: “ The Conservative Party should impeach him and if they don't we will intervene in the national interest and hold a vote of no confidence”.

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Pleading Tory MPs to act, he said: "I think it's incumbent on the Conservative Party to do the right thing and obviously there are meetings next week with the committee [19]22. It's up to them to do what needs to be done.

“If they don't, we will intervene with a vote of confidence. There are a lot of Tories who have said they don't trust the Prime Minister."

Answering questions, Sir Keir also stressed that there was "no basis for an alliance" with the SNP in a general election. while appearing less forceful in ruling out a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

The Labor leader said: "I will absolutely rule it out. Let me take the SNP first: there will be no deal before a general election and no deal will come out of a general election. There is no basis, no basis for an alliance with a party that wants to break up the UK.

"So it's not just a numbers game, it's a position 'in principle'. There is no basis for an alliance under a Keir Starmer government between Labor and the SNP. Period.

"As far as the Liberal Democrats are concerned, we want a majority We want to fulfill our mission and that is what we will do. We are fighting for a majority Labor government to fulfill our mission."

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The force said it would not issue any fixed penalty notices after taking testimonies from 16 people who gathered at Durham Miners' Hall after a campaign event, including Sir Ke ir, and that no further action will be taken.

When the inquiry was launched in May, the Labor leader and Ms Rayner vowed to resign if fined by the Durham Police, but have always insisted no rules were broken at the.. .