Boris Johnson has insisted he is “certainly not interested in snap elections” after he survived a vote of confidence in his leadership. The Prime Minister said the Government can now “move on” following what he claimed was a “convincing” and “decisive” result.
The PM's authority was dealt a significant blow by Monday's confidence vote, which saw Tory MPs voting by 211 to 148 in support of him. When Theresa May faced a confidence vote in 2018 she secured the support of 63% of her MPs – but was still forced out within six months.
Mr Johnson saw 41% of his MPs vote against him, a worse result than Mrs May. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said a “divided” Conservative Party is “propping up” Boris Johnson after the vote.
