Johnson survives confidence vote
On 6 June 2022 a vote of confidence was held on Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Conservative Party. Johnson won the vote with the support of 211 Conservative members of Parliament, 59% of the total. Out of 359 MPs, 148 voted against him.
The media spin on the result led to an inevitable bias over one of the most controversial Prime Ministers the UK has ever had.
Left publications took the angle of a win reflecting a persistent electoral problem within the party that could eventually lead to Conservative overthrow, as well as the possibility of a second vote.
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Right-leaning and centrist publications delivered more impartial, pragmatic discussions around the reality of division within the party and where that could lead in terms of leadership, Conservative support, the surrounding political implications, and what is necessary for improvement.
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