Boris Johnson vows to fight on against any Tory rebellion as defection bolsters support

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Boris Johnson will fight on against any confidence challenge against him and will lead the Tories into the next election, his press officials have declare.

The Prime Minister’s press secretary said the Prime Minister would defy any attempt to oust him if 54 MPs submit letters of no confidence in him triggering a leadership election.

Asked if Johnson would also fight any no confidence vote in him by his party and whether he was the best man for the job, the press secretary said: “Yes.” She said: “Our focus is very clear in terms of delivering the ambitious agenda that we have set out, that we were elected on in 2019, and we want to continue to work together as Conservatives to deliver this.” Allies of the Prime Minister were growing confident that they had seen off an early challenge despite a torpedo attack from fellow Conservative veteran David Davis.

The defection of one of his ‘Red Wall’ MPs to Labour shortly before Prime Minister’s Questions heaped more pressure on Johnson.