U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson narrowly survives no-confidence vote, securing enough support from his Conservative Party to remain in office
Johnson’s allies insisted he would stay in office if he wins by even a single vote. But previous prime ministers who survived no-confidence votes emerged severely weakened.
Gray said the “senior leadership team” must bear responsibility for “failures of leadership and judgment.” “Today’s decision is change or lose,” said Jeremy Hunt, who ran against Johnson for the Conservative leadership in 2019 but has largely refrained from criticizing him since. “I will be voting for change.”
“The Prime Minister has my 100% backing in today’s vote and I strongly encourage colleagues to support him,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, one of the favorites to succeed Johnson, wrote in a tweet. Johnson tried to focus on broader issues, promising colleagues he would cut taxes — a policy popular with Tories — and noting that he spoke Monday to Ukrainian PresidentRead More:Cabinet minister Steve Barclay, a Johnson ally, said toppling the leader now would be “indefensible.”
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