Boris Johnson saves his head. The British prime minister emerged victorious on Monday, 6 June, by a decisive vote of no-confidence within his Conservative majority. He He got 211 votes in favor from Conservative MPs, while 148 called for him to go by secret ballot, This result allows him to Remain leader of the Conservative Party and defend your position as head of government. IThey cannot be targeted by a no-confidence motion for a year, but their authority is at risk of being significantly curtailed.

Two and a half years after his victorious victory in the elections, the 57-year-old leader, increasingly weakened and contested, mired in the “Partygate”, parties while imprisoned in Downing Street, was finally resumed in May by a disastrous report. Details of violation of rules made to fight against Covid-19 were given. On Monday, Conservative Party 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady announced that the lethal limit of 54 letters from lawmakers, or 15% of the parliamentary group, were calling for Mr Johnson to leave, triggering the vote.

Boris Johnson said to himself while presenting his side in front of his soldiers on Monday afternoon “Happy” That vote happens: “If you give me your support tonight, we have a chance to stop talking about ourselves and start talking specifically about what we do for the people of this country.”He hit a hammer, according to a Conservative Party official quoted by AFP. A few minutes after the vote, he congratulated a “Amazing Results”, “As a government we can go ahead and focus on the things that really matter”He added.

But several commentators have pointed to the prime minister’s precarious position. “A prime minister looks at the numbers with a sense of respect, accepts the fact that he has lost the support of a significant portion of his party and thinks about his position, but I don’t think he will. “, Rebel Deputy Roger Gale responded. Labor opposition leader Keir Starmer felt he was “Totally unfit for duty” and criticized by “Conservatives divided, busy keeping Boris Johnson in power with no project”, In late 2018, Theresa May escaped a no-confidence motion with a wider margin than her successor, before resigning a few months later, too weak to lead.