Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Hardline Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz has moved a vote to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It is not yet clear if the vote would succeed. Mr Gaetz and other far-right Republicans have clashed with Mr McCarthy for months. The move comes just days after Mr McCarthy relied on Democrat votes to pass a 45-day funding extension to avoid a government shutdown. "Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant," Mr Gaetz said on the House floor on Monday night local time.