Voting has ended for the vote of no confidence towards Boris Johnson's leadership of the British Conservative Party. Below is our LIVE coverage of the event…
Final Election Results:
Boris Johnson wins No Confidence Vote by 211 votes to 148. Graham Brady, chair of the Conservative's 1922 Committee, says 359 votes were cast. There were no spoilt ballots.
Confidence in Boris Johnson: 211
No confidence in Johnson: 148
This means that more than 40% of Tory MPs voted against Johnson.
22H15 (GMT+1): Thanks for following the BuffPo's Election Coverage of today's No Confidence Vote in Boris Johson's leadership of the British Conservatives, this LIVE is now finished, but we'll see you soon for more news,
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22H10 (GMT+1): But, by no means can this result be described as good news for Johnson though, he has lost the support of a larger proportion of the party than Theresa May did when she faced a No Confidence Vote in 2018. And within eight months of that Vote, May had already resigned.
22H (GMT+1): Boris Johson has won tonight's No Confidence Vote. He is immune to any new No Confidence Votes for 1 year at least.
21H57 (GMT+1): Early reports seem to call Boris Johnson winner of today's No Confidence Vote.
21H55 (GMT+1): We are just seconds away from knowing if the UK's prime minister will be able to keep his position.
21H50 (GMT+1): Vote "won’t end tensions in the Tory party" Jim Pickard, chief political correspondent at The Financial Times, has spoken to a minister (whose identity is currently unknown) that told him that the vote wouldn't lower tensions within the party.
21H45 (GMT+1): Who could replace Boris Johnson if he loses this evening's No Confidence Vote? The list of contenders is long but serious candidates include: Sajid Javid, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak…
21H (GMT+1): The vote of confidence in Boris Johnson’s premiership has now closed. Results are expected in an hour’s time.
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