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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives confidence vote
Johnson secures support of 211 ruling party legislators, but rebellion by 148 deals massive blow to his authority.
Johnson put a positive spin on surviving the confidence vote, saying his “convincing” and “decisive” victory would now enable the country to move on.
Johnson’s leadership has come under intense scrutiny after an investigator’s report late last month criticised a culture of rule-breaking inside the prime minister’s office in a scandal known as “Partygate”.
The report described alcohol-fuelled bashes held by Downing Street staff members in 2020 and 2021, when pandemic restrictions prevented UK residents from socialising or even visiting dying relatives.
Johnson has spent months battling to maintain his grip on power after the controversy saw him become the first serving UK prime minister found to have broken the law.
Scotland’s pro-independence first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the “result is surely the worst of all worlds for the Tories”.
“But much more importantly: at a time of huge challenge, it saddles the UK with an utterly lame duck PM. And for Scotland, it just underlines the democratic deficit – only 2 of (Scotland’s) 59 MPs have confidence in the PM,” she wrote in a tweet.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022...nister-boris-johnson-survives-confidence-vote
41% of his own party voted to get rid of him No captain worthy of the name puts to sea with holes in 41% of his boat .
Captain Bozo bashes on...........
.....................seeking further booty. ( 'Ahoy, Jiminy lad' )
Haw, haw.........................................haw.