Boris Johnson was left staggering on as British Prime Minister today after a bruising night in the Commons.
He won a Tory no-confidence vote in his leadership by 211 to 148 - exposing a rift in the Conservative party that could still prove fatal for his premiership. The result means that 41% of his own MPs voted to oust him - with the fallout of the Partygate scandal and the public’s lack of trust in him cited by many.
The margin of victory was so narrow that some believe the coup could still signal the end of Johnson’s three-year stint in Downing Street. It was a worse result than the no-confidence vote against his predecessor Theresa May in December 2018 - when 37% of her own MPs went against her - and she resigned six months later as she felt she had lost the support of her party.
