No confidence?
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence on Monday, triggered by discontented lawmakers in his own party.
Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench lawmakers, said in a statement Monday that the number of Conservative Party parliamentarians calling for the vote had reached the necessary threshold. The vote will be held between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time on Monday.
If 180 Conservative lawmakers – a simple majority – vote against Johnson, he will cease to be leader of the governing Conservative Party and will be forced from office, less than three years after winning a general election in a landslide.
f Johnson wins the vote, he will remain both as leader of the party and as Prime Minister.
Johnson’s premiership has been shaken by the so-called “Partygate” scandal, with months of allegations of parties and gatherings at the heart of his government during various stages of pandemic lockdown eroding confidence in his leadership.
A damning report by senior civil servant Sue Gray, published late last month, found a culture of partying and socializing among Johnson’s staff while millions of Britons were banned from seeing their friends and relatives. He has also been criticized for his response to a cost-of-living crisis.
A Downing Street spokesperson said Monday that Johnson “welcomes the opportunity to make his case to MPs.”
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What's a bit weird is that they have apparently waited until now to lose confidence.
They must have known what he was when they elected him in the first place.
Of course, your average Conservative MP isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the spoon drawer. Centuries of careful family-based genetic manipulation have led to the situation where their best and brightest is Boris Freaking Johnson.
