Boris Johnson says victory in censorship vote is “decisive” despite massive Conservative rebellion
Boris Johnson will meet with his cabinet today as he intends to “pass” the strong vote of confidence amid the massive Conservative rebellion against him.
The prime minister insisted that he had achieved a “decisive” victory even though 148 of his own MPs voted to remove him.
After gaining the support of 211 lawmakers, Johnson told broadcasters that he had a “much longer term” than when he was voted leader in 2019, adding that he was “happy.”
Labor leader Keir Starmer said the British public was “fed up” with a prime minister who promised big and failed to deliver and had “presided over a culture of lies and breaking the law in parliament”.
Despite Monday night’s victory, Johnson faces an uncertain political future. A steady stream of Conservative MPs has publicly called for her to step down following Sue Gray’s report on breaches of Covid-19 regulations at No. 10 and Whitehall.
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Ministers cluster behind Johnson after censorship vote
Several ministers rallied to support Boris Johnson after he dropped a strong vote of confidence on Monday.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was “time to move forward” after the Prime Minister’s victory, while Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Johnson had secured “a new term” from the Conservative Party.
“I am just happy to be able to support the Prime Minister. I support him 100 [per cent]Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tweeted. “Now is the time to get back to work.”
Secretary of State Michael Gove also expressed his support for Mr. Johnson. “The Prime Minister has secured the support of Conservative MPs; we must now carry out what we were elected to offer: leveling up, reducing crime, securing the benefits of Brexit and improving public services,” he tweeted. “We continue to deliver and focus on people’s priorities.”
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One-third of Sunak’s special tax revenue “could go back to oil and gas companies” in tax exemptions
According to the Labor Party’s analysis, one-third or more of the revenue raised by the chancellor’s new extraordinary tax on oil and gas profits could be returned to companies with tax exemptions.
Presenting an urgent question to parliament on Monday, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government’s decision to introduce the tax last month was a “welcome turn”, but added that Rishi Sunak it had also “created a tax gift for oil and gas producers that undermined this.”
Sunak recently announced a 25% temporary tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to help support troubled households with the cost-of-living crisis gripping the UK.
Read the details in this report from our weather correspondent Saphora Smith:
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What happens next?
The prime minister has insisted that a vote of confidence in which nearly 150 of his own MPs tried to force him out of the Conservative party’s helm was a “decisive” victory for him.
Despite winning tonight’s vote by 211 votes to 148, Boris Johnson has found himself in the throes of a revolt against his position as prime minister, the scale of which far exceeded expectations of the allies of Mr. Johnson, without asking questions about his leadership.
But always blatantly, the prime minister told reporters at number 10: “I think it’s an extremely good, positive, conclusive and decisive result that allows us to move forward, unite and focus on delivery, and that’s exactly what what are we going to do. “
Despite winning today’s vote, Mr. Johnson is in dangerous territory, says my colleague Emily Atkinson:
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“Boris Johnson should come out number 10,” Hague says
Former Conservative leader William Hague demanded that Boris Johnson step down as prime minister, arguing that he had experienced a “higher level of rejection” in the vote of confidence than any of his predecessors.
Johnson, who won the vote by 211 to 148, saw that 41% of his deputies voted against, compared to Theresa May, who got the support of 63% of her deputies.
“While Johnson has survived the night, the damage done to his position as prime minister is serious,” Lord Hague wrote in The Times.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street in central London on June 6, 2022
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Words have been said that cannot be retracted, reports that cannot be erased have been published and votes have been cast showing a higher level of rejection than any Conservative leader has endured and survived. Deep down, he should acknowledge it and devote himself to coming out in a way that saves these agonies and uncertainties from the party and the country.
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Lord Hague noted that “the nature of this particular revolt makes it both qualitatively and quantitatively devastating.”
“A rather limited victory for Boris Johnson is not the defeat of a rival faction, or the crushing of an alternative candidate, but rather the defense of a sense of hopelessness,” he wrote.
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Boris Johnson says victory in censorship vote is “decisive” despite massive Conservative rebellion
Joe Middleton June 7, 2022 4:00 p.m.
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Conservative MPs call for Cabinet removal after deep-seated Boris Johnson is wiped out by no-confidence vote
Boris Johnson faces demands for a wholesale removal from his cabinet after receiving a censure vote in his leadership by 211 votes to 148.
The Prime Minister’s victory in the Conservative MPs’ vote saved him from being humiliated by the expulsion of No. 10 Downing Street by his own party, but left him deeply hurt as he faces two by-elections in late December. ‘this month and a general election in less than two years.
The 41.2 percent of Conservative MPs who opposed the leader were far worse than Johnson’s allies expected and significantly higher than the 36.9 percent who voted against censorship of Theresa May six months before being forced. to leave office.
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Who can replace Boris Johnson? Last odds
Despite winning the no-confidence vote Monday, Boris Johnson faces speculation about his long-term future after 148 Conservative MPs voted against him.
Even before the censorship vote, he had a 4/9 chance to leave the number 10 according to Betfair.
The list of runners and runners to replace Mr Johnson has been lengthened in recent months, but there are several contenders if he is finally forced to leave Downing Street.
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Boris Johnson is drilled below the waterline
Our main political commentator John Rentoul writes: Worse than Theresa May. It’s not a comparison Boris Johnson wanted to make, but his vote of confidence was worse than his, who also “won,” in 2018. Johnson has lost most of his defenders and more than 40 percent of the entire parliamentary party. Despite all the previous bravado that one vote was enough, he knew he had to win by a landslide, and now he knows that’s not the case.
Winning by 211 votes to 148 is in the middle of the gray zone of not winning or losing decisively. This is the result Keir Starmer wanted: keep Johnson afloat, but hole below the waterline and sink slowly. Who knows how much more damage the prime minister can inflict on the Conservative Party’s reputation before he leaves?
No matter all the mythology about the cruelty of the Conservative Party. It’s not easy to be ruthless when you can’t be sure what your fellow conspirators are doing. A secret letter-writing campaign to trigger a secret ballot is a difficult system to organize, for or against the leader. If MPs had known what the outcome would have been, they might have voted differently. Then they may have been ruthless and decided to get rid of the Prime Minister right away.
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Keir Starmer criticizes Conservative MPs for supporting Johnson’s “offending” leadership
Keir Starmer criticizes Conservative MPs for supporting Johnson’s “offending” leadership
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ICYMI: Government aide resigns when Scottish Conservative MPs turn against Boris Johnson in a vote of confidence
One of the few Scots in the Boris Johnson government left office to join the majority of Conservative MPs on the north border who voted against the Prime Minister in Monday’s confidence vote.
John Lamont retired as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Foreign Office, saying he had received thousands of messages from voters who were “deeply angry” at the parties violating the Downing Street blockade.
At least four of the six Scottish Conservatives in the House of Commons voted to oust Johnson, including Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and former Scottish Secretary David Mundell.
Joe Middleton June 7, 2022 12:15 AM