Boris Johnson wins vote of confidence after MPs vote on his future
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Boris Johnson faced the vote in House of Parliament.
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, announced the vote this morning in a statement: ‘The threshold of 15 per cent of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded.
‘In accordance with the rules, a ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 today Monday, June 6 — details to be confirmed.
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Hide Ad‘The votes will be counted immediately afterwards. An announcement will be made at a time to be advised. Arrangements for the announcement will be released later today.’
Boris Johnson won the vote by 211 to 148.
We will bring you all the latest reaction this evening.
Follow along for national and local reaction in our live blog below.
Live updates as Boris Johnson faces vote of confidence
Key Events
- Threshold to trigger vote has been met
- Vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm
- MPs in our area pledge support to PM
Voting opens in just over 10 minutes
The vote of confidence is set to begin at 6pm and will last until 8pm.
The results will then be announced later in the evening
This is how many MPs have publicly backed PM so far
He needs 180 to vote that they have confidence in him.
PM said to be in ‘good spirits’ ahead of vote
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in “good” spirits ahead of the confidence vote, according to Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who had just spoken with him.
When asked by the PA news agency what Mr Johnson’s mood was like as she came out of Number 10, Ms Kallas paused for a moment before saying: “Good.”
The leaders had been meeting to discuss the war in Ukraine.
MPs are being ‘self-indulgent’ by forcing vote
A Conservative MP has accused his colleagues of being “self-indulgent” by forcing a confidence vote on Boris Johnson’s leadership.
Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes, said: “The time will come when the electorate will decide who is the tenant of Downing Street, and between now and the next election we should focus on delivering our manifesto.
“I think it’s, to be honest, a bit self-indulgent of the party.”
On partygate, he said: “I’m not defending it … it was irresponsible, it shouldn’t have happened.
“There are a lot of Conservative voters who are quite rightly angry. But the fact is that we need a government in place to deal with the challenges we’re facing.”
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