UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Decisive’ Win in Confidence Vote

UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Decisive’ Win in Confidence Vote
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses his Cabinet ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, on June 7, 2022. Leon Neal - WPA Pool /Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the results of a confidence vote in his leadership as “convincing” and “decisive,” though over 40 percent of his own Conservative MPs voted against him.

Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate scandal.