A majority of conservative deputies, 211, wanted him to stay at the head of the party, against 148 who would like to see him leave his functions. A much tighter victory than hoped.
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Boris Johnson has overcome a risk of sudden political death, but he is seriously weakened and perhaps even fatally reached. Monday, June 6, after a high -tension day in Westminster, the British Prime Minister won a vote of trust organized against him by his own parliamentary majority. But if 211 conservative deputies wanted him to stay at the head of the party, 148 others, or 41 % of the total voters, put a bulletin in the ballot box to leave Downing Street. A victory much tighter than hoped by the entourage of the manager, who was tabling at the start of the day on a rebellion contained under the 100 votes of distrust.
This surprise vote has been caused by the arrival, in recent weeks, of at least 54 letters of elected officials calling at the start Mr. Johnson on the desk of Graham Brady, the deputy Tory responsible for doing the account . Beyond the letters (sent by 15 % of the college of conservative elected officials), a vote of confidence, with secret bulletin, must be organized “as soon as possible”, according to internal rules in the party. This fateful threshold was reached at the heart of the celebrations of the platinum jubilee – the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II – between June 2 and 5. But Mr. Brady preferred to postpone his announcement on Monday morning, so as not to spoil a historic party placed under the sign of national unit.
Missives are all motivated by the “Partygate” scandal, these festivals held at Downing Street between 2020 and 2021, during confinements. Boris Johnson may have apologized several times for these patent violations of health rules enacted by his own government, dozens of elected officials to doubts his sincerity. In one of the latest missives received by Mr. Brady, made public Monday morning, Jesse Norman, an ex-secretary to the treasure of Mr. Johnson, so far very discreet, thus describes as “grotesque” the attitude of the Prime Minister , which acts as if it were “bleached” by the ratio of the high official Sue Gray on the holidays at Downing Street. Published at the end of May, this report however points to “a culture of non-compliance with health laws” at the heart of the British executive.
arithmetic victory but not necessarily political
In a video broadcast at the end of the vote on Monday evening, Boris Johnson overlayed confidence, ensuring that the result of the vote was “extremely good, positive, conclusive, decisive”, and that it was going to allow his Government of “leaving the” Partygate “behind him” to “focus” on his policies aimed at “helping people”. In the coming days, the manager could announce measures in favor of purchasing power (such as the opening of a right to buy their accommodation at a preferential price for tenants) and formally file a very controversial bill in Parliament aimed at erasing whole sections of the North Irish protocol, crucial part of the Brexit Treaty with the European Union.
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