British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a no-confidence motion in Parliament. The no-confidence vote was brought by the conservative party that PM Johnson leads in the aftermath of the Partygate scandal.
File photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a no-confidence vote by a vote of 211 to 148. A total of 359 votes were cast, out of which 211 MPs expressed confidence in PM Johnson, shaken by rising inflation and Partygate scandal.
Boris Johnson faces the toughest test of his prime ministership as he faces a no-confidence vote on Monday, June 6. More than 40 Conservative Party lawmakers (members of Boris Johnson’s own party) demanded that PM Johnson resign as he and his staff members held parties at 10 Downing Street during the COVID lockdown.
known as scampartygate‘ During the tour of India also put pressure on PM Johnson.
As criticism of the PartyGate scandal continued, 54 Conservative Party MPs demanded his resignation. With this, the 15 percent requirement for a trust vote was met, and a vote was held to decide PM Johnson’s future.
To avoid a no-confidence vote, Johnson needed the support of 180 Conservative lawmakers. The House of Commons or lower house in the British Parliament has a total of 359 MPs.
Ahead of the crucial vote, PM Johnson addressed dozens of Conservative lawmakers in a room in the House of Commons on Monday as he tried to shore up support.
“I’ll lead you to victory again,” the Associated Press quoted him as saying.
However, the PartyGate scandal has brought to the fore deep conservative divisions, less than three years after Boris Johnson gave the party its biggest electoral victory in decades.