Boris Johnson has described a mass Tory revolt over his leadership as "a very good result for politics and the country".
The Prime Minister's comments came after a crunch confidence vote this evening which saw Conservative MPs back Mr Johnson by 211 to 148 votes. Every single Conservative MP took part in the vote on Monday, with the results meaning that Johnson received 58.8 per cent support of the party, with 41.2 per cent currently being against his current leadership.
It was a result worse than Theresa May received in her 2018 confidence vote, but Mr Johnson was still in an upbeat mood.
