Sunday, June 21, 2026
ADVT 
International

UK PM Johnson wins confidence vote

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Jun, 2022 04:36 PM
  • UK PM Johnson wins confidence vote

London, June 7 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote of Conservative lawmakers by 211 to 148. The win comes despite a substantial rebellion by his own Tory party's MPs.

The confidence vote follows "anger" over senior civil servant Sue Gray's report detailing lockdown "rule-breaking" in Downing Street.

As Johnson survived the confidence vote, he will now stay in his job as Prime Minister.

The result was announced by chairman of the 1922 Committee Graham Brady. "I can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence in the Prime minister," Brady said on Monday night.

Reacting to the development, Johnson said that the result is "decisive", adding: "What it means is as a government we can move on and focus on the stuff that I think really matters to people."

"I'm grateful to colleagues and the support they've given me... What we need to do now is, come together as a government and a party," the Prime Minister was quoted as saying by the BBC.

He asserted that "this is a moment and an opportunity to put behind us" the ongoing arguments within the Conservative party from recent months over his leadership.

Johnson received 58.8 per cent of support from the Conservative Party, with 41.2 per cent being against the current leadership. Every single Conservative MP voted.

Under current rules, Tory MPs will not be allowed to hold another confidence vote for a year.

MORE International ARTICLES

Nepal Rejects India's Offer To Jointly Re-Measure Mt Everest

Nepal Rejects India's Offer To Jointly Re-Measure Mt Everest
Nepal will, however, seek help from India and China for getting crucial data for the exercise.

Nepal Rejects India's Offer To Jointly Re-Measure Mt Everest

Indian-Origin Scientist In Team That Discovered New Exotic State Of Matter

Indian-Origin Scientist In Team That Discovered New Exotic State Of Matter
Theory states that fermions with a weak interaction should pair up at the temperature at which they become superconductive.

Indian-Origin Scientist In Team That Discovered New Exotic State Of Matter

Taxi Driver Arrested For Allegedly Raping Woman Passenger Near Mumbai

Taxi Driver Arrested For Allegedly Raping Woman Passenger Near Mumbai
The alleged incident took place on the night of December 19, said Thane Superintendent of Police (Rural) Mahesh Patil.

Taxi Driver Arrested For Allegedly Raping Woman Passenger Near Mumbai

Indian Student Killed In New Zealand After Drunk Driver Rams Into His Car

Indian Student Killed In New Zealand After Drunk Driver Rams Into His Car
Syed Abdul Raheem Fahad, who was studying in Auckland, New Zealand, also worked as a part-time taxi driver there, his family members said.

Indian Student Killed In New Zealand After Drunk Driver Rams Into His Car

PICS: Indian 'SPY' Kulbhushan Jadhav Meets Family - Separated By Glass Panel

PICS: Indian 'SPY' Kulbhushan Jadhav Meets Family - Separated By Glass Panel
In a meeting described as a "grand gesture" by the Pakistan government on the birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Jadhav, who Islamabad claims is an Indian spy, came face to face with his 70-year-old mother Avanti and wife Chetankul after a gap of 22 months. 

PICS: Indian 'SPY' Kulbhushan Jadhav Meets Family - Separated By Glass Panel

Burdened By Debt, Indian-Origin Student Killed Himself In UK, Finds Probe

Burdened By Debt, Indian-Origin Student Killed Himself In UK, Finds Probe
Naseeb Chuhan, Who Was Studying Human Geography At Leeds Beckett University, Was Found Dead On May 28 Last Year, The Inquest Into His Death At Wakefield Coroner's Court Was Told This Week.

Burdened By Debt, Indian-Origin Student Killed Himself In UK, Finds Probe