UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a no-confidence vote. He wins that, but achieves a weak share of the vote. The pressure is growing.
Update from Tuesday, June 7th, 9:00 a.m.: An even higher proportion of MPs voted against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the party’s internal vote of no confidence than for his predecessors Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher. The British Guardian reports. Although Johnson has not had to face such a vote for a year now, the political pressure on him is increasing. Theresa May, for example, had to resign as Prime Minister six months after she had actually successfully contested her vote of no confidence. Thatcher took this step after only a week.
Johnson didn’t want to know anything about that shortly after the vote of no confidence. He spoke of an “extremely good, positive, clear, decisive result” that allows us to continue and focus on content.
+++ 10 p.m.: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote in his Conservative group. The majority of his party colleagues expressed their confidence in the prime minister on Monday evening in London. The trigger for the vote was the affair about parties in Johnson’s official residence during the corona lockdown.
As the BBC reports, Johnson won 58.8 percent of the vote in the Conservative Party. 41.2 percent were against the current leadership. All Conservative MPs voted.
Partygate affair”: No-confidence vote against Boris Johnson ended
+++ 9.10 p.m.: The Conservatives’ vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ended, the BBC reports. Tory MPs have been voting on whether to keep Johnson in office for the past two hours.
The Conservative backbenchers’ committee will now count the votes – the result is expected to be announced around 10pm by chairman Sir Graham Brady.
Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson: result expected around 10 p.m
+++ 7 p.m.: The BBC estimates that the number of Conservative MPs who will support Boris Johnson in his confidence vote will rise to 131. The Prime Minister needs 180 votes to win the no-confidence vote – if all MPs vote.
However, the vote, which is currently taking place in one of the British Parliament’s committee rooms, is secret. The result is expected to be announced at 10 p.m. (German time).
No-confidence vote: Scottish Conservative leader plans to vote against Boris Johnson
+++ 5.55 p.m.: The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Douglas Ross, has announced on Twitter that he intends to vote against Boris Johnson in the upcoming vote of no confidence.
“Having listened carefully to the people of Moray who re-elected me and to the people across Scotland, I will be supporting the motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister tonight,” Ross wrote.
Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson: Former spokesman speaks out
Update from Monday, June 6th, 4:45 p.m.: Today’s vote of no confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being eagerly awaited. The Tory politician needs a convincing victory, as his former adviser believes.
Will Walden, Johnson’s former spokesman when he was mayor of London, told the BBC the prime minister was unlikely to step down. It would take “several people with guns in the room” to get him to leave. “Boris would have to kick and scream out the front door of number 10 [Amtssitz des britischen Premierministers] be pulled. There’s no way he’s going to give up what he’s wanted his whole life,” Walden said.
‘Lost the country’s trust’: No-confidence vote against Boris Johnson
First report from Monday, June 6th: LONDON – The British Prime Minister, who was heavily criticized in the “Partygate” affair Boris Johnson faces a no-confidence vote by his Conservative Party on Monday night. The head of the responsible party committee, Graham Brady, announced on Monday in London that the necessary number of corresponding applications from Tory MPs had been reached. 15 percent of the 359 conservative parliamentarians have therefore submitted an application.
For a few days, experts have suspected in Great Britainthat Johnson submitted to a vote of no confidence must ask. This should now take place on Monday (June 6) between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (local time). However, Boris Johnson can win this vote of no confidence and remain in office.
Great Britain: Vote of no confidence against Boris Johnson – unlikely to be voted out
A deselection is even considered unlikely. That would require at least 180 MPs to vote against Boris Johnson. However, about 150 Tory MPs hold part-time government jobs that they could lose if Johnson is elected. Nevertheless, the vote alone is considered another heavy blow for the prime minister.
Under current party rules, if Johnson wins the vote, there can be no further attempt to unseat him for a year
UK: Johnson criticized for lockdown parties
Johnson has also come under heavy criticism from within his own ranks for a number of lockdown parties at his Downing Street official residence during the pandemic. Johnson was fined for attending one of the celebrations. This makes him the first incumbent British Prime Minister to break the law. An investigative report accuses him and others in charge of managerial failure and serious misconduct in complying with Corona-Rules before. The 57-year-old apologized several times in the House of Commons in London. However, he refuses to resign.
In recent polls, a clear majority of citizens believe Johnson lied about Partygate and should resign. He was publicly booed during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.
Recently, an increasing number of Conservative MPs have expressed doubts about Johnson’s leadership skills. He repeatedly apologized in Parliament, but refused to resign.
Vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson: votes and reactions
His spokesman said on Monday that Johnson sees the vote as an opportunity to “end months of speculation”. It allows the government to “draw a line” and take care of the real concerns of the people.
Opposition leader Keir Starmer called on the Conservatives to remove Johnson from office. “He’s lost the confidence of the country, that’s pretty clear,” the Labor leader told LBC radio.
Conservative MP John Penrose, meanwhile, resigned as Johnson’s anti-corruption commissioner. The reason he gave was that Johnson had violated the code of conduct for ministers. In contrast, dozens of MPs and ministers publicly backed Johnson, including Secretary of State Liz Truss and Secretary of Health Sajid Javid. (chw/nak with dpa/AFP)