Northern Ireland: Fears Boris Johnson will use Brexit to rally support after confidence vote Simon Coveney warns divisions within Conservative Party must not impact NI Protocol negotiations The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Tory MSP says result of Johnson confidence vote leaves ‘dark shadow’ over party Stephen Kerr said the ‘damaged’ Prime Minister now needed to reflect on the outcome. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Boris Johnson confidence vote: Tory divisions in UK must not impact Northern Ireland Protocol talks, says Simon Coveney Tory MPs voted by 211 to 148 in support of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday Irish Mirror · Jun 7, 2022
Tory Party divisions must not impact Northern Ireland Protocol talks – Coveney Simon Coveney said divisions within the Conservative Party should not impact negotiations over the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Boris Johnson’s no-confidence vote: PM tells cabinet to ‘draw a line’ under Partygate after narrowly surviving bruising ballot – as it happened Boris Johnson says ministers should focus on ‘cutting costs of government’ after William Hague says his position is ‘untenable’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022
Rees-Mogg's sticky moment after being reminded of his reaction after Theresa May vote Jacob Rees Mogg said May should resign after 37 per cent said she should go - but claims Boris should stay after worse result Bristol Post · Jun 7, 2022
Boris Johnson told to quit by former Tory leader after narrow confidence vote win 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. Daily Record · Jun 7, 2022
‘Wounded’ Johnson achieves ‘pyrrhic victory’ – UK papers reflect on Tory poll The Prime Minister is set to meet his Cabinet on Tuesday as he seeks to keep his premiership afloat. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
William Hague: Boris Johnson ‘trying to drive along the M1 with flat tyres’ The Prime Minister has cast the result of the poll as ‘an extremely good, positive, conclusive, decisive result which enables us to move on’. Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022
In the Last-Chance Saloon, Boris Johnson Survives as UK PM for Now For a man who long set his sights on becoming Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson came dangerously close on Monday to being ousted by lawmakers tired of defending him and faces a battle to win back the confidence of his party and country. He survives, just, for now. But he… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 7, 2022
William Hague: Boris Johnson has been rejected and should exit No 10 The Prime Minister has cast the result of the poll as ‘an extremely good, positive, conclusive, decisive result which enables us to move on’. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022
Boris Johnson: what the result of the confidence vote means for the PM and the Conservative Party The verdict is in. Boris Johnson retains the confidence of the Conservative Party. For now. Johnson received the votes of 211 out of 359 Tory MPs in support of his leadership, which means that technically he won. But the fact that 148 of his parliamentary colleagues voted against him, more… The Conversation · Jun 6, 2022
In the last-chance saloon, Boris Johnson survives as UK PM for now For a man who long set his sights on becoming Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson came dangerously close on Monday to being ousted by lawmakers tired of defending him and faces a battle to win back the confidence of his party and country. Reuters · Jun 6, 2022
Boris Johnson claims mass Tory rebellion over leadership is 'good result' Conservative Party rules mean another confidence vote cannot be held for a year. Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022 Boris Johnson wins party confidence vote in his leadership LONDON — Boris Johnson defeated a challenge by rebels among his own members of parliament to remain leader of the governing Conservative Party and keep his job as British prime minister.
Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2022 Boris Johnson claims he has won a 'convincing result' after clinging onto power amid mass Tory rebellion Conservative Party rules mean another confidence vote cannot be held for a year.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022 Tory MPs have ‘ignored’ the public to back Boris Johnson – Sir Keir Starmer The Labour leader gave a statement after Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 6, 2022 Britain’s Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote but is politically wounded LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived the biggest challenge yet of his political career as he avoided being booted from office by his fellow Conservative Party lawmakers after months of outrage over boozy parties that he and his staff attended while the rest of the country…
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022 PM fundamentally damaged after confidence vote result, Alliance MP says Boris Johnson won the backing of Tory MPs in Monday evening’s vote, despite a sizeable revolt against his leadership.
Wales Online · Jun 6, 2022 Boris Johnson 'not interested in snap election' after surviving confidence vote Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said a “divided” Conservative Party is “propping up” the Prime Minister
Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg's no confidence claims come back to haunt him after Boris Johnson result Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed Theresa May should quit when 37% of MPs voted no confidence in her - but is backing Boris Johnson after 41% of MPs voted no confidence in him
Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2022 Tory leaders who faced leadership vote and what happened to them Boris Johnson isn't the first Conservative Prime Minister to face a no-confidence vote. Here we look at others and how they fared
Reuters · Jun 6, 2022 UK's Johnson wins confidence vote but 148 Conservatives oppose him Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday called by rebel lawmakers in his Conservative Party who are angry over the involvement of Johnson and his staff in parties when Britain was under COVID-19 lockdowns.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon slams Boris Johnson after victory in no-confidence vote The First Minister responded after Boris Johnson was dealt a blow by his fellow MPs
Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2022 Boris Johnson clings on but Tory rebels inflict huge damage on under-fire Prime Minister Conservative Party rules mean another confidence vote cannot be held for a year.