‘211 to 148' — Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote
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- 09 Jun 2022
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The no-confidence vote is a decision by lawmakers to determine if the UK prime minister is fit to continue in office.
Among issues which led to the no-confidence vote included Johnson attending a birthday party during the COVID lockdown in June 2020, as well as dissatisfaction with government policies.
On his attendance at the birthday party, the prime minister was fined for violating COVID protocol.
Announcing the result of the votes cast on Monday, Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee — a panel of Conservative members of parliament — said Johnson got 211 votes out of the 359 votes cast.
“I can report as returning officer that the 359 ballots, no spoiled ballots, that the votes in favour of having confidence in Boris Johnson as a leader was 211 votes, and the vote against was 148 votes. And therefore, I can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence in Boris Johnson,” he said.
However, despite over 40 percent of members of his party reportedly voting against him, Johnson expressed satisfaction with the result of the no-confidence vote.
“What we need to do now is come together as a government and as a party, and that is exactly what we can now do,” he said in a video shared on his social media pages on Monday night. Read More...
