Rebel Conservative MP Urges Party to Give Boris Johnson 'Time to Improve'

Jun 7, 2022 • Boris Johnson critic Tobias Ellwood MP has urged the party to accept the democratic result of the vote of no confidence and give the prime minister time to change.

Brexit was destined to be a disaster from the very beginning. Boris Johnson was only ever for it because he thought it was the best way for him to get the keys to Number 10. We, the people, have had to relinquish our rights as European citizens (with all the privileges that citizenship brought with it) just to get BoJo into Number 10. And what a dog's dinner he's making of the job. The man is a disaster. So is Brexit. Yes, Tobias Ellwood is right that we should re-join the Single Market (which Margaret Thatcher worked assiduously to bring about), but truth to tell, we should never have left the European Union in the first place. It was a half-baked idea from day 1. What a mess this country is in under these ideologues. – © Mark Alexander

Boris Johnson Wins No-confidence Vote Despite Unexpectedly Large Rebellion

THE GUARDIAN: PM retains support of most colleagues but badly weakened after result in which 148 MPs voted against him

A promise to cut taxes is likely to have swayed some Conservative MPs in favour of Boris Johnson. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images
Boris Johnson has won the no-confidence vote, with a majority of Tory MPs supporting his leadership, but he suffered a larger than expected rebellion.

The vote saw 211 votes in favour and 148 votes against him in a contest that will leave him severely weakened.

The prime minister retained the support of most of his colleagues after promising them tax cuts in a speech on the economy next week. » | Rowena Mason, Deputy political editor | Monday, January 6, 2022

What Does Boris Johnson Confidence Vote Mean for By-elections?

Jun 6, 2022 • What do voters make of it all?

In just over a fortnight's time, two crucial by-elections will be taking place. In Wakefield, current polls suggest the Conservatives could be heading for a catastrophic defeat.

Boris Johnson Makes His Case: ‘I Will Lead You to Victory Again.’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month after taking questions in Parliament. | John Sibley/Reuters
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a speech to his fellow Conservative lawmakers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued that the best was yet to come if they continued to support him, and that he would prove an election winner for a second time.

“I will lead you to victory again and the winners will be the people of this country,” Mr. Johnson said, according to excerpts from the text released by a party official.

Mr. Johnson also promised to reduce taxes and focus on the problems confronting Britain as he prepared to face a no-confidence vote on Monday after public outcry over violations of pandemic lockdown rules.

“We can deliver and we can unite,” he said.

Mr. Johnson warned that the opposition Labour Party would prevail in the next election “if we were so foolish as to descend into some pointless fratricidal debate about the future of the party when, frankly, there is no alternative vision that I am hearing.” » | Stephen Castle | Monday, June 6, 2022

How Boris Johnson Suffered a Stunning Political Reversal: The same baffling mix of strengths and foibles that propelled Mr. Johnson’s rise have brought him low: rare political intuition, and breathtaking personal recklessness. »

Jeremy Hunt urges Tory MPs to vote no confidence in Boris Johnson: Former minister says Tory party is set to lose next election because of lack of integrity, competence and vision »

So läuft das Misstrauensvotum gegen Boris Johnson ab: An diesem Montagabend stimmt die Fraktion der Konservativen Partei ab, ob der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson im Amt bleibt. Wie das Votum abläuft und was das Ergebnis bedeutet. »

Boris Johnson, fragilisé par le « partygate », soumis à un vote de confiance : S’il est désavoué lundi, le premier ministre britannique, au cœur d’un scandale pour des fêtes organisées au 10 Downing Street pendant une période de restrictions sanitaires, perdra son poste. »

Lockdown-Partys an der Downing Street: Misstrauensvotum gegen Boris Johnson in Konservativer Partei: Alkohol in rauen Mengen, Musik bis tief in die Nacht – und das alles während Corona-Lockdowns: Premierminister Boris Johnson steht wegen Partys im Londoner Regierungsviertel Whitehall weiterhin in der Kritik. Ein Überblick. »

Rebellion gegen Boris Johnson: Der britische Premierminister muss sich einem Misstrauensvotum der Konservativen Partei stellen: Der in der «Partygate»-Affäre in die Kritik geratene britische Premierminister Boris Johnson muss sich am Montagabend gegen ein Misstrauensvotum der Tory-Abgeordneten verteidigen. Auch im Falle eines Sieges dürfte seine Autorität Schaden nehmen. »

Jacob Rees-Mogg: PM Would Stay On 'Even If He Won by Only One Vote'

Jun 6, 2022 • Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has told Sky News that it would be enough for the Prime Minister to win by one vote this evening.

"If you've won by one, you've won," he said.

Asked about booing at St Paul's Cathedral, he added: "A little bit of booing, a little bit of cheering that is perfectly normal."

'The Conservatives Have a Clear Choice' over Vote of Confidence, Says Wes Streeting

Jun 6, 2022 • Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has given his verdict on what he thinks the Conservative Party should do over a vote of confidence.