Boris Johnson wins no-confidence but does not step down as prime minister | Globalism

The British Parliament voted, between 18:00 and 20:00 (14:00 to 16:00 GMT), on the so-called Motion of no-confidence. The proposal is a consultation on whether MPs have confidence that the Prime Minister has the ability to remain at the head of the government.

By 148 votes to demand his departure and 211 votes in favourJohnson remains prime minister and cannot be transferred again for the next 12 months.

The British Prime Minister has been challenged to office after a scandal involving parties in government offices that violated the lockdown rules of the Covid-19 pandemic in England. The case became known as “Partygate”. (Read more below).

How does a motion of no confidence work?

According to British government rules, the Conservative Party, like the Prime Minister, needs 15% of MPs to submit a letter with the request, albeit in private. Graham Brady, a party official, stated that 54 of the 359 MPs submitted the request, which led to the vote.

To remain in office, 180 votes are required, which is a simple majority (50% + 1 vote). The vote is confidential.

In the event that it does not obtain a majority of votes, the party declares that it does not trust the Prime Minister and that another representative must be chosen.

Known as Partigate – a reference to the Watergate affair that toppled US President Richard Nixon in 1974 – the scandal angers Britons to the point that only 27% advocate the prime minister remaining in office, according to a YouGov poll for Sky. .

Johnson’s chief adviser, Martin Reynolds, in May 2020 sent an email to 100 Downing Street employees, inviting them to enjoy the good weather at a meeting in the garden of the official government residence.

“Please join us at 6 p.m. and bring your own drink,” Reynolds said in his message, carried by ITV News.

At the time, visits were prohibited and the largest gathering was limited to two people outdoors, albeit at a distance of two metres.

Five days ago, the couple participated in another cheese and wine encounter in the garden of the house and accompanied by other employees, as shown in a photo recently published by the newspaper “The Guardian”.

Scandals made the prime minister He is losing support among his followers in the religion, says Sandra Cohen, a columnist for g1.

Before Parliament, Boris Johnson lamented what had happened: “I want to apologize. I know the anger of the British people when they think the rules are not followed by those who set them.”

According to his account, he had planned to attend a business meeting late on May 20, 2020, but found that one hundred employees had been invited to a Downing Street Garden event, where each person could bring their own alcoholic beverage.

Johnson’s speech was not convincing enough, especially as it was merely an event suspected of organizing in times of Prohibition.

The British police issued a total of 126 fines for parties held in the Prime Minister’s Office. Johnson and his wife were fined in April for a cabinet meeting to celebrate the prime minister’s 56th birthday in June 2020.