Labour will call for no-confidence motion in next Tory PM, McDonnell says
Shadow chancellor says any incoming prime minister should go to the country and seek a mandate
Labour will try to force a vote of no confidence in the next prime minister as soon as they take office, John McDonnell said, as Conservative candidates throw their hats into the ring to succeed Theresa May.
Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme if Labour would call a no-confidence motion in the next Tory leader, the shadow chancellor said: “Yes, because we believe any incoming prime minister in these circumstance should go to the country anyway and seek a mandate.”