UK Conservative lawmaker accuses government of intimidation, blackmail

British Conservative lawmaker William Wragg accused the government on Thursday of attempting to "blackmail" other lawmakers by using intimidation to drop their demands for a confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

"In recent days, a number of members of parliament have faced pressures and intimidation from members of the government because of their declared or assumed desire for a vote of confidence in the party leadership of the prime minister," Wragg told a meeting of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.