Under-fire North Yorkshire police commissioner Philip Allott will face a vote of no confidence in his leadership at a crunch meeting today.

The vote will take place at a meeting of the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel.

The panel maintains a regular check and balance on the performance of the county's police, fire and crime commissioner.

The motion will be proposed by Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley and seconded by another member of the panel before going to a vote, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.

Mr Allott, who lives in Knaresborough, sparked outrage with comments he made about the murder of Sarah Everard.

He said in an interview that Ms Everard should not have submitted to her false arrest by serving Met police officer Wayne Couzens, who used his warrant card to falsely arrest her before kidnapping, raping and murdering her.

Mr Allott has come under increased pressure over recent days, with Skipton and Ripon Conservative MP Julian Smith the latest person to call for him to resign.

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Hundreds of complaints have been sent to his office while more than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for his resignation.

The panel will hear just four questions from the public.

Not prepared to resign

Mr Allott has issued a number of apologies for his remarks, but has said he is not prepared to resign from his £74,400-a-year job after being elected this year.

Mr Allott will face questions about his comments and his plans to address violence against women and girls across the region.

Cllr Smalley, a member of the panel, has also called for ‘recall’ legislation – the law that allows errant MPs to be held to account by voters – to be extended to crime commissioners.

Cllr Smalley said: