The no confidence vote triggered against Boris Johnson is done and dusted and the Prime Minister “lives to fight another day”, may be sooner than later.
The vote which took place between the hours of 6 and 8pm Monday evening ended with a majority of 211 out of 359 Conservative MPs (59%) given the Prime Minister a lifeline to remain in power.
The remaining 41% of the Tory MPs voted to oust Boris Johnson from office, but the majority had their way.
In contrast, the former UK Prime Minister Theresa May who left office before Boris Johnson faced a similar challenge in 2018, which she also survived, but with a higher margin.
The former Prime Minister Theresa May received 63% in support, while 37% voted against her.
However, due to the weakness of her authority as the Prime Minister, she was forced to resign from office about six months after the no confidence vote.
Boris Johnson`s survival for now means he will continue in office as the head of the Conservatives and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but his authority has been seriously weakened.
Under the Conservatives’ Party rules the Prime Minister is protected from facing a similar no confidence vote for another one year.
However, this can be altered for another vote to be held within the next Six months. This reality will in no small measure continue to put pressure on Boris Johnson.
