Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, has won a no-confidence vote by a margin of 211 to 148 votes. There were 359 votes cast, with 211 MPs expressing support for PM Johnson, who has been rocked by increasing inflation and the partygate affair.
Even during PM Johnson’s tour to India, the ‘partygate’ controversy increased the pressure on him.
Johnson required the support of 180 Conservative MPs to survive the no-confidence vote. The Chamber of Commons, or lower house, of the British parliament has 359 members.
Johnson received 59 percent of his parliamentarians’ support, which is lower than the support provided to his predecessor Theresa May in a confidence vote in 2018.
PM Johnson spoke to dozens of Conservative legislators in a House of Commons room on Monday in an attempt to shore up support ahead of the crucial vote.
As a result of the move, members of the party’s various wings revealed that they had turned against their leader. By remaining in office, the prime minister, according to one erstwhile ally, is insulting both the public and the party.
Despite a revolt by his own MPs over the Partygate episode, Boris Johnson is still in power.
