LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a confidence vote on Monday however by a comparatively modest margin, seeing off a problem to his management introduced by lawmakers inside his Conservative Party.
Johnson received the vote 211 to 148, in line with Graham Brady, chairman of the celebration committee that oversaw the poll.
But Johnson’s 59% share of the vote was lower than the 63% achieved by his predecessor Theresa May in her confidence vote of December 2018. She was changed seven months later.
(Reporting by David MillikenWriting by William JamesEditing by William Schomberg)
