British PM's grip on power threatened as Tory MPs hold confidence vote

LONDON, 07 June 2022, (TON): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a crunch Conservative Party confidence vote later after 54 of his Tory MPs triggered a contest following a string of scandals that have shattered confidence in his leadership.

The beleaguered UK leader has spent months battling to maintain his grip on power after the so-called “Partygate” controversy saw him become the first serving UK prime minister found to have broken the law.

If he loses, he will be forced to step down as Conservative party leader and prime minister.

A scathing internal probe into the scandal said last month that he had presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street that ran late into the night and featured a drunken fight among staff.

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