Letters of no confidence in Theresa May: live updates

UPDATE: 48 letters of no confidence have now been reached.

It’s been four long weeks since the last rebellion against Theresa May, when the ERG and Brexiteers fell short of the numbers they needed to trigger a leadership election.

Now, it’s being reported that Tory MPs have had enough, and are once again submitting letters of no confidence to the chairman of the 1922 committee, Graham Brady. Speculation is rife that the total number of letters has already been reached this evening.

Once 48 letters have been submitted, a confidence vote will be triggered. But before them, Brady is likely to let the PM know in private first, to give her the chance to resign before any confidence vote takes place.

There is no requirement to publicly announce that you have submitted a letter, and MPs can withdraw one whenever they like, so only Brady knows how many letters are actually in his possession. However, the 29 MPs listed below have publicly declared that they have sent their letters to him. Keep in mind, the real total is likely to be higher. We will keep this updated as events unfold:

1. 1. Steve Baker
   2. Crispin Blunt
   3. Peter Bone
   4. Ben Bradley
   5. Andrew Bridgen 
   6. Bill Cash
   7. Maria Caulfield
   8. Simon Clarke
   9. Philip Davies
   10. Nadine Dorries
   11. James Duddridge
   12. Mark Francois
   13. Marcus Fysh
   14. Zac Goldsmith
   15. Chris Green
   16. Philip Hollobone
   17. Adam Holloway
   18. Andrea Jenkyns
   19. David Jones
   20. Andrew Lewer
   21. Anne Marie Morris
   22. Sheryll Murray
   23. Owen Paterson
   24. Jacob Rees-Mogg
   25. Laurence Robertson
   26. Lee Rowley
   27. Henry Smith
   28. Martin Vickers
   29. John Whittingdale