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Past UK Conservative leaders who faced leadership challenges

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have survived a no-confidence vote, but his grip on power is far from secure

The Independent UK

When is next general election and who can call for a snap election in the UK?

Following Boris Johnson's ousting and a lengthy leadership contest, Liz Truss was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the UK in September 2022, beating former Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But the path to power hasn't run smooth for her

Daily Mirror

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

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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

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

Chronicle Live

The Conservative leaders who have faced leadership challenges and how they fared

The most recent to face a confidence vote was Theresa May in 2018

Wales Online

Boris Johnson no-confidence vote: the key numbers that will decide PM’s fate

PM needs support of 180 MPs to survive as leader

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From May to Heath: Tories who have faced votes on their leadership

Boris Johnson is not the first leader to face poll of party MPs, a situation that has often led to their downfall

The Guardian - UK

How previous Tory leaders have fared in confidence votes or challenges

There have been a number of votes faced by Conservative Party leaders over the last few decades.

The Independent UK

John Major reveals he wished the Queen had been a member of his cabinet

Today kicks off the platinum jubilee weekend to celebrate 70 years of the Queen's reign, a feat no British monarch has ever managed

Daily Mirror

Former PM says he felt Queen would have made a good Cabinet member

Sir John Major says the monarch has ‘represented our better selves for over 70 years’.

The Independent UK

Platinum Jubilee: All 14 Prime Ministers to serve under the Queen during her 70-year reign

Throughout her reign the Queen has witnessed 18 General Elections and seen 14 different Prime Ministers occupy Downing Street.

Daily Record

The Queen’s relationships with her 14 prime ministers

Her first premier was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent is Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries says 'one or two' Tories plotting to topple PM but she has 'no idea' who

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, an arch-loyalist of Boris Johnson, insisted 'one or two' Tory MPs were leading a 'co-ordinated' campaign against the PM over the Sue Gray report

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Minister accuses Tory plotters of acting out of ‘personal ambition’

Nadine Dorries said Conservative MPs calling for Boris Johnson’s resignation were doing the opposition’s work for them.

The Guardian - UK

How Partygate could do for Johnson as Black Wednesday did for Major

The Tory reputation for economic competence was shredded in 1992 but the present PM’s woes go deeper, politically and economically

The Independent UK

UK Government has ‘lost critical trust’ in Northern Ireland, says ex-minister

Lord Hain said the Government is no longer trusted in the way it was when led by former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The Independent UK

Sir John Major says ‘help must come’ from government over cost of living

‘Penniless’ people of Britain would lose trust in state if financial aid is not forthcoming, he says

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The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Lee Anderson serves up a 30p recipe for ridicule

Letters: David Redshaw, Tony Rhodes, Florence Rayner, Jane M Card, Peter Fellows, David G Cantrell and Rod Price respond to insulting remarks made about struggling families

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

Evening Standard

More Britons back Boris Johnson’s handling of Ukraine war, new poll reveals

The Ipsos survey for The Standard showed 58% of adults in Britain are satisfied with the way the Government is responding to Vladimir Putin’s invasion, up from 46% in March

Daily Mirror

'Johnson, like Major, is cruelly mocked, held in contempt and distrusted by most voters'

Thursday’s local council contests will be a mini-referendum on the Tories and Labour across Britain, according to The Mirror's Kevin Maguire

Chronicle Live

From the States to Shields: Ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to speak at 2022 South Shields Lecture

The wife of former President Bill Clinton has notable ties to the North East, with her great grandfather residing in County Durham.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson promises to give nuclear test veterans 'recognition they deserve'

Boris Johnson looks set to overrule a secretive Whitehall committee and award a medal to the survivors of Britain’s Cold War testing programme. No Prime Minister has ever made such a pledge

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