Originally Posted by Jimbuna
Who has written no confidence letters against Theresa May?
Here is a list of MPs who have publicly said they have submitted letters:
1 Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood, confirmed to Sunday Politics Yorkshire back in July that she had sent a letter.
2 Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, submitted his five days later, saying the EU negotiations had "deteriorated into a state of complete capitulation"
3 Philip Davies, MP for Shipley, joined the letter writers of July, telling his constituents the Chequers plan was unacceptable, adding: "It is with much sadness that I have to say that I also lost trust in her to deliver the referendum result"
4 James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, submitted his letter at the start of October, saying the Conservatives needed a leader that believes in Brexit and that "blind loyalty" was not the way forward.
5 Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot, told Newsnight she had written her letter on Wednesday.
6 Laurence Robertson, MP for Tewkesbury, became the first of a long list to confirm his letter on Thursday, announcing it on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
7 Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset and head of the influential European Research Group of Brexiteer Tories, was next with his letter.
8 Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire, confirmed she had submitted her letter but said on Twitter she had done so "some weeks ago"
9 Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, confirmed he had sent a letter after a meeting of the European Research Group on Thursday.
10 Steve Baker, MP Wycombe and former Brexit minister, confirmed to BBC sources his letter was in on Thursday.
11 Henry Smith, MP for Crawley, confirmed his no confidence letter on Thursday in a separate letter to the prime minister.
12 Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, told the BBC on Thursday that she had sent her letter the previous evening.
13 Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, tweeted her letter on Thursday, saying her decision was due to fishing policy and the Northern Ireland backstop.
14 Lee Rowley, MP for North East Derbyshire, told ITV on Thursday he could not accept the Brexit deal and had submitted a letter.
15 Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes, told the Bristol Post on Thursday that he had submitted letter when Chequers first was produced earlier this year.
16 Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, told Newsnight on Thursday that he had sent in a letter.
17 Adam Holloway, MP for Gravesend, posted a picture on his Facebook account on Thursday saying the country needed leadership.
18 Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, said to BBC News he will submit his letter "in the next 24 hours" - he confirmed he had on Friday.
19 John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, confirmed to Nick Ferrari on LBC on Friday morning that he had submitted his letter.
20 Ben Bradley, MP for Mansfield, confirmed to BBC sources on Friday that he had sent his letter in October.
21 Chris Green, MP for Bolton West and Atherton, tweeted he had written his letter on Friday, citing his displeasure over the deal.
22 Marcus Fysh, MP for Yeovil, is also reported to have submitted a letter, saying on Twitter the "deal the PM has proposed is not in the national interest and cannot be regarded as leaving the EU".
23 Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston and former London mayor candidate, has submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May, writing in the Daily Telegraph that the PM "won't change course".
24 David Jones, MP for Clwyd West and a former Brexit minister, is widely reported to have submitted a letter and is on Conservativehome's list of those calling for Mrs May to go.
25 Sir Bill Cash, Conservative MP for Stone and veteran Eurosceptic, told BBC Radio Stoke the current deal doesn't fulfil promises.
26 Philip Hollobone, Conservative MP for Kettering, told BBC Radio Northampton that he sent a letter in on the day David Davis resigned, four months ago.
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