How Boris Johnson became politically vulnerable | World News,The Indian Express

With 148 of 359 Tory lawmakers voting against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a no-confidence vote, he has been damaged, perhaps irretrievably, as an effective, credible leader.

Written by Mark Landler

When Boris Johnson won a landslide election victory for his Conservative Party in 2019, he loomed as a colossus over British politics, the man who had redrawn the country’s political map with a vow to “get Brexit done.”

With an 80-seat majority in Parliament, the greatest amassed by a Conservative leader since Margaret Thatcher in 1987, Johnson seemed assured of five years in power. Some analysts predicted a comfortable decade in No. 10 Downing St. for Johnson, the most reliable vote-getter in British politics.

Now, just 2-1/2 years after that triumph, Johnson’s political invincibility has been shattered. Rebels in his party fell short of ousting him in a dramatic no-confidence vote on Monday. But with 148 of 359 Tory lawmakers voting against him, he has been damaged, perhaps irretrievably, as an effective, credible leader. Although he remains prime minister, he may be living on borrowed time.

It is one of the most head-spinning reversals of fortune in modern British political history. What happened?

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/boris-johnson-no-confidence-vote-uk-politics-7956841/


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