UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a parliamentary confidence vote on his leadership..The chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench lawmakers, Graham Brady, announced the result at 9 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. MST Monday..Of the 359 votes cast, there were 211 in favour of his leadership and 148 against. The supporter voter amounts to a 59% majority — 22 short of the 180 required for a majority to throw Johnson out..It is the worst result ever received by a sitting PM from their own party..UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice said after the vote there was a lot of work to do to regain the public's confidence. He added it would be necessary to pull the party together.."It's always disappointing when you get a significant minority of our own MPs, who said they don't trust the prime minister. And what we've got to really do is work on pulling those MPs back on board," Eustice said. "We've got a shared agenda through our manifesto. That's what we've got to work on delivering."."A lot of those who voted against him are of the view that he simply hasn't shown enough contrition enough humility — that he still doesn't get what's gone wrong or how to fix it, but I think he does... there's a really important agenda for us as a party to focus on and try and make sure that the rest of the party also focuses on that, because that's ultimately what we will be judged on at the next election," Eustice said..The Conservative Party vote was triggered after dozens of lawmakers submitted letters of no confidence in his leadership..Fifty-four lawmakers in his Johnson's party submitted letters against him..Several times, rebel MPs in the Conservative Party warned the moment of reckoning was close at hand. Last-minute stalling delayed the vote until Monday..Over the weekend, the rebel MPs' confidence improved on the issue of whether they had the minimum 15% of Tory MPs required to turf Johnson out of office.Six of every 10 British adults surveyed said Conservative MPs ought to vote to fire Johnson from office. Those results come after a snap poll was conducted on Monday by the UK market research agency Opinium.It asked 2,062 British adults their opinions ahead of Monday's confidence vote.They found 28% of voters believe Conservative MPs should vote to keep Johnson, while almost 60% thought Johnson should be removed.As many as 58% of those voters thought Johnson's leadership was detrimental for the UK, compared to 37% who thought his leadership had been strong.In May, the prime minister offered a lackluster apology after a highly-anticipated report into the UK “Partygate” scandal was released that detailed COVID-19 rule-breaking and excessive drinking by Johnson and colleagues.Many MPs felt his apology was not adequate.In a 20-month period of lockdown stages in the UK, senior civil servant Sue Gray investigated the social gatherings that took place during the 20-month period and published a report.The lengthy report, which contained some shocking findings of alcohol-fuelled parties, was released in late May.“Against the backdrop of the pandemic, when the government was asking citizens to accept far-reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding these gatherings is difficult to justify,” Gray said in the report.In May, PA Media reported the prime minister wrote a letter to his party members, asking for the "golden chance to put this behind us" and to move on as "one united party."His petition to the party came in the context of the party's transition through Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. One unnamed MP said Monday "He's toast, but it will take time."
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a parliamentary confidence vote on his leadership..The chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench lawmakers, Graham Brady, announced the result at 9 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. MST Monday..Of the 359 votes cast, there were 211 in favour of his leadership and 148 against. The supporter voter amounts to a 59% majority — 22 short of the 180 required for a majority to throw Johnson out..It is the worst result ever received by a sitting PM from their own party..UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice said after the vote there was a lot of work to do to regain the public's confidence. He added it would be necessary to pull the party together.."It's always disappointing when you get a significant minority of our own MPs, who said they don't trust the prime minister. And what we've got to really do is work on pulling those MPs back on board," Eustice said. "We've got a shared agenda through our manifesto. That's what we've got to work on delivering."."A lot of those who voted against him are of the view that he simply hasn't shown enough contrition enough humility — that he still doesn't get what's gone wrong or how to fix it, but I think he does... there's a really important agenda for us as a party to focus on and try and make sure that the rest of the party also focuses on that, because that's ultimately what we will be judged on at the next election," Eustice said..The Conservative Party vote was triggered after dozens of lawmakers submitted letters of no confidence in his leadership..Fifty-four lawmakers in his Johnson's party submitted letters against him..Several times, rebel MPs in the Conservative Party warned the moment of reckoning was close at hand. Last-minute stalling delayed the vote until Monday..Over the weekend, the rebel MPs' confidence improved on the issue of whether they had the minimum 15% of Tory MPs required to turf Johnson out of office.Six of every 10 British adults surveyed said Conservative MPs ought to vote to fire Johnson from office. Those results come after a snap poll was conducted on Monday by the UK market research agency Opinium.It asked 2,062 British adults their opinions ahead of Monday's confidence vote.They found 28% of voters believe Conservative MPs should vote to keep Johnson, while almost 60% thought Johnson should be removed.As many as 58% of those voters thought Johnson's leadership was detrimental for the UK, compared to 37% who thought his leadership had been strong.In May, the prime minister offered a lackluster apology after a highly-anticipated report into the UK “Partygate” scandal was released that detailed COVID-19 rule-breaking and excessive drinking by Johnson and colleagues.Many MPs felt his apology was not adequate.In a 20-month period of lockdown stages in the UK, senior civil servant Sue Gray investigated the social gatherings that took place during the 20-month period and published a report.The lengthy report, which contained some shocking findings of alcohol-fuelled parties, was released in late May.“Against the backdrop of the pandemic, when the government was asking citizens to accept far-reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding these gatherings is difficult to justify,” Gray said in the report.In May, PA Media reported the prime minister wrote a letter to his party members, asking for the "golden chance to put this behind us" and to move on as "one united party."His petition to the party came in the context of the party's transition through Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. One unnamed MP said Monday "He's toast, but it will take time."
