Speaker Kevin McCarthy: US House of Representatives votes to oust Republican leader

Kevin McCarthy has been toppled in a right-wing revolt - the first time ever that a US House of Representatives Speaker has lost a no-confidence vote.

The final tally was 216-210 to remove the California congressman as leader of the Republican majority in the lower chamber of Congress.

Ultra-conservatives mutinied after he struck a deal on Saturday with Senate Democrats to fund government agencies.

There is no obvious successor to oversee the House Republican majority. read more