SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies says he expects a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May to take place in the coming days.

Speaking to the Telegraph & Argus amid a tumultous few days for the Conservative Party, Mr Davies said he suspects the 48 letters needed to trigger the vote have already been received. 

Reports suggest 11 letters are still needed.

Mr Davies submitted his letter to the chairman of the 1922 Committee back in July, saying he had lost trust in the Prime Minister's ability to "properly and fully" deliver Brexit.

He said it had not been an easy decision and that he had agonised over it, but in his letter to constituents said he had done what he believed to be right for the country and the party. 

Mrs May was hit by a wave of ministerial resignations and calls for her to be ousted as Prime Minister in a backlash over her Brexit plan.

But at a press conference in Number 10, Mrs May said: “I believe with every fibre of my being that the course I have set out is the right one for our country and all our people.”

The Shipley MP said Mrs May had, in effect, "completely reneged" on most of the red lines that she herself had set, adding that £39bn would be handed over "with next to nothing in return".

He added that the only way to change the deal would be to change the leader, pointing to former Brexit secretary David Davis as someone who would be able to "hit the ground running".

He highlighted the need for someone who "believes in leaving the EU" to take over. 

Mr Davies described the situation as a "sad state of affairs" and said it was important the party retains the trust of the electorate and rejected the idea of a 'people's vote'.

"We had a people's vote in 2016 and people voted to leave," he said.