Boris Johnson learned his fate on Monday night after a number of his fellow Conservative MPs balloted for a vote of no confidence in his leadership. Despite 148 Tory MPs voting against him, Mr Johnson will remain as Prime Minister after 211 ministers voted in his favour which was enough to secure his position, for now.
A large number of Tory MPs balloted for a vote of no confidence following on from the various recent scandals, mainly the Prime Minister's handling of partygate. Despite winning their confidence in what was a substantial Tory rebellion, Boris Johnson's long-term future as the UK's PM is now in question.
Even before the no-confidence vote on May 6, Boris Johnson, who assumed office in 2019, was odds-on at 4/9 to leave No 10 according to Betfair.
