148 Tory MPs voted against Boris Johnson and Gary Lineker had the best response
Boris Johnson survived his vote of confidence by Tory MPs on Monday night but it was still a shattering result for the beleaguered PM with 148 of his own party’s MPs voting against him.
Do your have confidence in Johnson?
YES 211
NO 148
Majority 63
Deeply disappointing for the PM. That is much higher figure than allies would have hoped. A deeply disunited party. 41% of Tory MPs have no confidence in the PM— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) June 6, 2022
Just to put that into context …
Boris Johnson's "victory" in today's vote of confidence was only by 59:41 per cent
that is lower in percentage terms than:
John Major in 1995
Margaret Thatcher in 1990
Theresa May in 2018— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) June 6, 2022
And we probably don’t need to recap what happened to them.
Cabinet ministers were naturally putting a brave face on it but everyone else knew better. Here are 9 of our favourite responses to tonight’s vote.
1.
. @BorisJohnson smashed it babe xoxox
— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) June 6, 2022
2.
BREAKING: The Conservative Party.
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) June 6, 2022
3.
If 41% of my company voted for me to leave a company I would simply leave the company
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 6, 2022
4.
if only there was a classical phrase for a victory that amounts to a defeat
— Henry Mance (@henrymance) June 6, 2022
5.
HAHA LESS POPULAR IN HIS OWN PARTY THAN THERESA MAY WAS HAHAHAHA and now he has to carry on doing this miserable, thankless job while everyone boos him. Never gonna be Churchill.
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) June 6, 2022
6.
if I hear another tory mp say 'let's draw a line' I will draw a giant middle finger on the ground that you can see from space
— Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) June 6, 2022
7.
Hahaha you idiots, only 41% of my party hate me, I am INVINCIBLE
— . (@twlldun) June 6, 2022
8.
Waits for #toast to trend.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) June 6, 2022
9.
Fixed penalty notices: 126
Backbones: 148
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) June 6, 2022
But probably the best response – and definitely the most succinct – went to Gary Lineker.
Boris Gonesoon.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) June 6, 2022
Back of the net.
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) June 6, 2022
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Source Twitter @GaryLineker
