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Conservative Party: who are the rebels and why do they want Boris Johnson gone?

Boris Johnson rose to power as the Conservative Party’s “Heineken” leader: deemed able to reach parts of the electorate that other Conservatives couldn’t. But fewer than three years after winning a stunning election victory, he now has the distinction of attracting the greatest vote of no confidence in any prime…

The Conversation

Editorial: Boris Johnson survives — for now

Boris Johnson survived a Conservative Party no-confidence vote. Still, the bruising he took from his fellow Tories and his falling fortunes among British voters do not inspire confidence that the United Kingdom's prime minister is out of political trouble.

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson to face MPs amid call to appoint chief rival to Cabinet

BORIS Johnson is to be grilled by MPs for the first time since he survived a bruising vote of no confidence from his own parliamentarians.

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Which Conservatives could succeed UK's Johnson if he falls?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to narrowly win a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, but the result dealt a heavy blow to his authority

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson 'urged to make Jeremy Hunt chancellor by allies for dream team'

The prime minister is being urged to offer Jeremy Hunt the role of chancellor of the exchequer in a bid to unify the Conservative party after the confidence vote in Boris Johnson, it is reported

Daily Mirror

Taoiseach urges Boris Johnson to 'steady the ship' and pull back from overriding Brexit Protocol

Micheál Martin said "unilateralism will not work" as he urged the UK government to negotiate with the EU

Belfast Live

Taoiseach plea to UK Government to pull back from unilateral action on protocol

Micheal Martin said Europe will respond in a ‘calm and firm’ way when the British Government publishes legislation over the protocol.

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I correctly predicted the vote on Boris Johnson's leadership – here's how I did it

It would be nice to claim that the near complete accuracy of my prediction of the result of the Conservative Party’s vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson was a glorious triumph of dedicated political science: I predicted that 211 MPs would vote for him to 147 against (the actual…

The Conversation

3 Tories whose no confidence claims are haunting them now their man is in power

On Monday, Tory MPs voted 211 to 148 in support of Mr Johnson following a chaotic few months for the PM including the partygate scandal, Tory sleaze and his disastrous handling of the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Mirror

The reason the Tories keep winning elections

The thing you have to understand about British politics is that the Conservative Party is rather good at it. In the last 100 years, the Tories have been in government in one way or another (majority, minority, coalition, national) for roughly two-thirds of the period.

Evening Standard

Decision to abandon £3bn HS2 line slammed by rail firms

The move was revealed just 30 minutes before the outcome of the confidence vote in Boris Johnson's leadership of the Conservative Party was announced

Birmingham Post

UK Boris Johnson's ups and downs: key events in his career

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote Monday night but saw his authority undermined as more than 40% of his party’s lawmakers backed calls for him to step down

The Independent UK

Factbox: What's ahead for UK PM Boris Johnson?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote brought by his own lawmakers, but the scale of the rebellion - 41% of his party - has left lasting questions about his ability to lead the country.

Reuters

UK's Johnson scrambles to regain authority after rebellion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to patch up his tattered authority after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative Party and raised serious doubts about how long he can stay in office

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson survived the no-confidence vote. Can he cling on to power? Our panel’s verdict

Despite 41% of his MPs voting against him, the prime minister has vowed to continue

The Independent UK

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

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.

Irish Mirror

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

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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’

Bristol Post

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

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

‘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.

Evening Standard

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’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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