He miraculously survived the impeachment... Details of a difficult day the British Prime Minister spent to stay in office

LONDON

- A difficult day was spent by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who saw that his political fate was threatened by reaching the end, after the ruling Conservative Party decided to hold a vote of no confidence in him today, Monday.

Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the "1922 committee" that conducted the no-confidence vote, granted Johnson a new birth certificate at the head of the party, when he declared the vote was in his favour.

Johnson was on the verge of losing the leadership of the Conservative Party, after the number of his party's deputies increased, angry at the way it was run and shocked by the size of the scandals that Johnson had accumulated, especially related to violating the rules of the general closure in the country and organizing parties inside the headquarters of the Prime Minister.

For months now, representatives opposed to Johnson within his party have been trying to mobilize to reach this day, the day of the vote of no confidence in him.

In order to reach this station, it was necessary for 54 deputies to write to the Committee of No confidence (the 1922 Committee), in order for the latter to begin its work and invite all the parliamentarians who represent the party to vote.

In an atmosphere of complete secrecy, 359 Conservative MPs voted on the question: “Do you want Boris Johnson to continue as party leader?”, and he prevented phones from entering the voting room, so we avoided any deputy photographing his ballot paper.

"I need your votes"

Boris Johnson does not lack the political experience to know that the vote of no-confidence against him is calculated and unresolved, which prompted him to write to all the representatives of his party inviting them to vote for him.

Johnson said that he needs every vote in order to confirm his government's support and renew confidence in his leadership of the party, and the letter appeared in emotional language trying to win over hesitant voices, that a vote for Johnson is a vote for the party and a missed opportunity for his opponents.

The sharpest criticism of Boris Johnson has come from former Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt, one of the candidates to succeed Johnson if he is ousted.

Hunt warned his party leaders that the public would lose confidence if they insisted on continuing with Johnson.

Johnson is facing real difficulties in navigating the public space, after he was booed while attending the platinum jubilee celebrations (70 years in power) of Queen Elizabeth II.

And there are those watching from the back seat of the camp opposed to Johnson, it is the former Prime Minister Theresa May, who still sees Johnson as one of the reasons for her ouster as prime minister.

May does not hide her opposition to Johnson and her dissatisfaction with the way he managed the Brexit file, and according to many press reports, it is she who is secretly moving to mobilize to bring him down from the party leadership, and thus from the premiership.

To confront this campaign of names that have weight in the Conservative Party, and their word is heard among parliamentarians, Johnson’s government ministers rushed to defend him through tweets and statements in support of him, and Johnson’s supporters stressed that dropping him would be a big mistake for the party and the country.

Despite the attempts of Johnson's ministers and his close men to ensure that the Conservative Party is still united, the poison of the division is spreading in the body of the party, which was divided into two groups (two teams) that became difficult to combine: one with Johnson, and another against him.

Beginning of the End

"The country's political history tells us that even if you win a vote of no confidence, it's a start," this conclusion reached by Chris Mason, the BBC's political editor, who considered that Johnson's victory in the party's confidence again is not It never means that he is guaranteed to remain at the head of the government until the elections expected to be organized in 2024.

Despite attempts by Johnson's ministers and his close associates to ensure that the Conservative Party is still united, the poison of division is spreading in the body of the party, which was divided into two groups (two teams) that became difficult to combine: one with Johnson, and another against him.

It is certain that the voices opposing Boris Johnson within his party are increasing, and it has become a significant bloc.

According to research by the BBC's Policy Research Unit, more than two-thirds of Tory MPs are now against Johnson.

The British Prime Minister needed 180 votes out of 359 Conservative MPs in Parliament to remain in office, but there are previous experiences in the vote of no confidence, the closest of which is the experience of former Prime Minister May, who at the time received the support of two-thirds of the party’s parliamentarians, yet she submitted her resignation after 6 months of this vote.

But those familiar with Boris Johnson expect the man to continue, especially since passing the no-confidence vote grants him immunity for a year, during which no new vote can be held.

Johnson relies on a narrative that strengthens his position, based on the fact that he is the creator of the historic electoral victory of the Conservative Party in the 2019 elections, which gave the party an absolute majority, and that he is the godfather and architect of Brexit.

lure economy

During the session that Boris Johnson held with deputies from his party before the start of the vote to withdraw confidence from him, he promised them to announce a huge plan for economic development next week, as well as promising new measures to help those who want to own their homes.

Johnson knows that any economic stimulus that helps citizens to overcome this difficult circumstance will have an impact in raising the party’s popularity, and may change the popular mood, which still has not exceeded the scandals of organizing parties at the government headquarters, in violation of the precautionary measures related to the Corona pandemic.

The Conservatives have always been good at playing the economics card, but Johnson's trump card would be to cut tax cuts for the middle class, at which point the prime minister would have won a significant block of Britons on his side.