United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson saves his post by winning a decisive vote of confidence – franceinfo

The British Prime Minister was the subject of a majority vote of confidence on Monday evening, after months of “partygate” scandal. Article written by Published on 06/06/2022 22:04 Updated on 06/06/2022 22:24 Reading time: 1 min. Boris Johnson saves his head. The British Prime Minister emerged victorious on Monday, June 6, from a decisive vote of confidence within his conservative majority. He obtained 211 votes from Conservative MPs in his favor against 148 asking for his departure in a secret ballot. This result allows him to remain leader of the party and to save his post as head of government. He will not be able to be targeted by another motion of no confidence for a year, but his authority risks being considerably reduced. Two and a half years after his triumphant victory at the polls, the 57-year-old leader, increasingly weakened and contested, was caught up in the “partygate” affair, the parties in Downing Street during the confinements, relaunched at the end of May by a devastating report detailing the violations of the rules enacted in the face of Covid. On Monday, Conservative Party 1922 Committee Chairman Graham Brady announced that the fateful threshold of 54 letters from MPs, or 15% of the parliamentary group, calling for Mr Johnson to leave, had been reached, triggering the vote. Pleading his cause this afternoon in front of his troops, Boris Johnson said he was “happy” that the vote took place: “If you give me your support tonight, we have a chance to stop talking about ourselves and start talking exclusively about what we are doing for the people of this country,” he said, according to a Conservative Party official quoted by AFP. At the end of 2018, Theresa May had survived a motion of no confidence with a wider margin than her successor, before resigning a few months later, too weakened to lead. Boris Johnson has so far totally refused to step down. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link