Monday night (June 6) saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson survive a vote of no confidence called by members of the Conservative party.
The current PM received 211 votes in favour and 148 against, with his proportion of 59% of votes lower than the 63% former PM Theresa May managed in 2018 six months before her resignation.
The result spells out a significant rebellion from within the Tory party, although Johnson has not currently shown any indication that he is considering resigning. Let us know in the comments section. Despite the result, 43% of people we asked in a survey earlier this week thought that Johnson would still be in charge in a years time.
Some 36% thought that the most likely successor to Johnson as PM would be Labour leader Keir Starmer. Some also commented their feelings on the result, with one person responding: "It's a travesty.
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