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itvstart">2022-06-06</span>)</span></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/July%E2%80%93September_2022_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election">July–September 2022 (Leadership election)</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">100% (Conservative MPs)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boris_Johnson_election_infobox.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Boris_Johnson_election_infobox.jpg/121px-Boris_Johnson_election_infobox.jpg" decoding="async" width="121" height="160" class="mw-file-element" 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style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">No confidence </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">MPs' ballot </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>211 (58.8%)</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">148 (41.2%) </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Leader before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Leader</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2022 vote of confidence in Boris Johnson</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Johnson_ministry" title="2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry">2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry</a>.</div> <p>On 6 June 2022, a vote of confidence was held amongst <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> MPs on the prime minister, <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a><span class="nowrap" 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class="tmp-color" style="color: #FFF">This article is part of <br />a series about</span></div><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFF; text-decoration: inherit;">Boris Johnson</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Political positions of Boris Johnson">Political positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Electoral history of Boris Johnson">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Public image of Boris Johnson">Public image</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge_and_South_Ruislip_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)">MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Henley (UK Parliament constituency)">MP for Henley</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Electoral history</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> {{{2}}}</div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_London_mayoral_election" title="2008 London mayoral election">2008 mayoral election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_London_mayoral_election" title="2012 London mayoral election">2012 mayoral election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 EU referendum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Causes_of_the_vote_in_favour_of_Brexit" title="Causes of the vote in favour of Brexit">causes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="Aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">aftermath</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="2019 Conservative Party leadership election">2019 leadership election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2019_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election">polling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2019_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="Endorsements in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election">endorsements</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2021 United Kingdom local elections">2021 local elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2022 United Kingdom local elections">2022 local elections</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Mayor of London</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Mayoralty of Boris Johnson">Mayoralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_London_mayoral_election" title="2008 London mayoral election">2008 mayoral election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Estuary_Airport" title="Thames Estuary Airport">London Britannia Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santander_Cycles" title="Santander Cycles">Santander Cycles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Routemaster" title="New Routemaster">New Routemaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_England_riots" title="2011 England riots">2011 riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Cable_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="London Cable Car">London Cable Car</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics" title="2012 Summer Paralympics">2012 Summer Paralympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Bridge" title="Garden Bridge">Garden Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vote_Leave" title="Vote Leave">Vote Leave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="2016 Conservative Party leadership election">2016 explored candidacy</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Foreign Secretary</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson_as_Foreign_Secretary" title="Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary">Tenure as Foreign Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian%E2%80%93led_intervention_in_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen">Yemen intervention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazanin_Zaghari-Ratcliffe" title="Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe">Zaghari-Ratcliffe case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poisoning_of_Sergei_and_Yulia_Skripal" title="Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal">2018 Salisbury attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chequers_plan" title="Chequers plan">Chequers plan</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Premiership of Boris Johnson">Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_prime_ministerial_trips_made_by_Boris_Johnson" title="List of international prime ministerial trips made by Boris Johnson">International trips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Union" title="Minister for the Union">Minister for the Union</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">First ministry and term</div> (July – December 2019) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Johnson_ministry" title="First Johnson ministry">First ministry (minority)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_suspension_of_rebel_Conservative_MPs" title="2019 suspension of rebel Conservative MPs">Suspension of rebel MPs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_(Withdrawal)_(No._2)_Act_2019" title="European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019">Benn Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_British_prorogation_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 British prorogation controversy">2019 prorogation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R_(Miller)_v_The_Prime_Minister_and_Cherry_v_Advocate_General_for_Scotland" title="R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland">Supreme Court case</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brexit_negotiations_in_2019" title="Brexit negotiations in 2019">Brexit deal renegotiation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brexit_withdrawal_agreement" title="Brexit withdrawal agreement">revised deal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Get_Brexit_Done" title="Get Brexit Done">Get Brexit Done</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Second ministry and term</div> (December 2019 – September 2022) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry" title="Second Johnson ministry">Second ministry (majority)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_departures_from_the_second_Johnson_ministry" title="List of departures from the second Johnson ministry">departures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2020 British cabinet reshuffle">2020 reshuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2021 British cabinet reshuffle">2021 reshuffle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_(Withdrawal_Agreement)_Act_2020" title="European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020">EU Withdrawal Agreement</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Protocol" title="Northern Ireland Protocol">Northern Ireland Protocol</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_negotiation_between_the_UK_and_the_EU" title="Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU">EU trade negotiation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EU%E2%80%93UK_Trade_and_Cooperation_Agreement" title="EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement">cooperation agreement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_government_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic">government response</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom">lockdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom">vaccinations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_contracts_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 contracts in the United Kingdom">contracts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Controversies_regarding_COVID-19_contracts_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Controversies regarding COVID-19 contracts in the United Kingdom">contract controversies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cummings_scandal" title="Dominic Cummings scandal">Dominic Cummings scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partygate" title="Partygate">Partygate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pitting" title="Operation Pitting">Evacuations from Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levelling-up_policy_of_the_British_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Levelling-up policy of the British government">Levelling up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference">COP26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_refurbishment_controversy" title="Downing Street refurbishment controversy">Refurb controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Paterson_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="Owen Paterson scandal">Owen Paterson scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan" title="Rwanda asylum plan">Rwanda asylum plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_David_Amess" title="Murder of David Amess">Murder of David Amess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_and_Social_Care_Levy" title="Health and Social Care Levy">Proposed NI increase</a></li> <li><span class="wraplinks"><a href="/wiki/British_support_for_Ukraine_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="British support for Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine">British support for Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_United_Kingdom_cost-of-living_crisis" title="2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis">Cost of living crisis</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Conservative Party confidence vote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Pincher_scandal" title="Chris Pincher scandal">Chris Pincher scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis" title="July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis">Government crisis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/July_2022_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle">July 2022 reshuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July%E2%80%93September_2022_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election">leadership election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Johnson_ministry" title="2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry">House of Commons confidence vote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours_(Boris_Johnson)" title="2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours (Boris Johnson)">Resignation Honours</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Post-premiership</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/October_2022_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election">2022 explored candidacy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_October_2022_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="Endorsements in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election">endorsements</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons_Privileges_Committee_investigation_into_Boris_Johnson" title="Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson">Privileges Committee investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Uxbridge_and_South_Ruislip_by-election" title="2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election">2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Bibliography</div><div class="hidden-content 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The ensuing scandal, dubbed "<a href="/wiki/Partygate" title="Partygate">Partygate</a>", led to pressure on Johnson to resign as prime minister. Other controversies, such as the <a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_refurbishment_controversy" title="Downing Street refurbishment controversy">refurbishment of the prime minister's official apartment</a> and accusations of corruption during the <a href="/wiki/Owen_Paterson#Advocacy_and_breach_of_Commons_rules" title="Owen Paterson">Owen Paterson scandal</a> (where <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> lawmakers attempted to delay Paterson's suspension for corruption), also increased pressure on Johnson to resign.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 January it was reported that 30 Conservative MPs had submitted letters of no confidence (in Johnson) to the <a href="/wiki/1922_Committee" title="1922 Committee">1922 Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 6 June 2022, following the <a href="/wiki/Platinum_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II</a>, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir <a href="/wiki/Graham_Brady" title="Graham Brady">Graham Brady</a>, announced that the threshold of 54 letters of no confidence had been met and that a vote of confidence would be held in the evening of the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to party rules, he could not face another vote of confidence for 12 months.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In line with agreed procedure, the vote was held by secret ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following Conservative MPs publicly said that they had submitted letters of no confidence in Johnson: </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>MP </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Announced </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Reference">Ref.</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Gale" title="Roger Gale">Roger Gale</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Thanet_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)">North Thanet</a> </td> <td>17 December 2021 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><s><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Ross_(Scottish_politician)" title="Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)">Douglas Ross</a></s> </td> <td><s><a href="/wiki/Moray_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Moray (UK Parliament constituency)">Moray</a></s> </td> <td><s>12 January 2022</s><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Wragg" title="William Wragg">William Wragg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hazel_Grove_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)">Hazel Grove</a> </td> <td>20 January 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Aldous" title="Peter Aldous">Peter Aldous</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waveney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Waveney (UK Parliament constituency)">Waveney</a> </td> <td>1 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bournemouth East</a> </td> <td>2 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mangnall" title="Anthony Mangnall">Anthony Mangnall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Totnes_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)">Totnes</a> </td> <td>2 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Streeter" title="Gary Streeter">Gary Streeter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_West_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)">South West Devon</a> </td> <td>2 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Bell_(politician)" title="Aaron Bell (politician)">Aaron Bell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle-under-Lyme_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)">Newcastle-under-Lyme</a> </td> <td>4 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Gibb" title="Nick Gibb">Nick Gibb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bognor_Regis_and_Littlehampton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (UK Parliament constituency)">Bognor Regis and Littlehampton</a> </td> <td>4 February 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Mills" title="Nigel Mills">Nigel Mills</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amber_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)">Amber Valley</a> </td> <td>13 April 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Nokes" title="Caroline Nokes">Caroline Nokes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romsey_and_Southampton_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Romsey and Southampton North (UK Parliament constituency)">Romsey and Southampton North</a> </td> <td>13 April 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Harper" title="Mark Harper">Mark Harper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest_of_Dean_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)">Forest of Dean</a> </td> <td>19 April 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Brine" title="Steve Brine">Steve Brine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winchester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)">Winchester</a> </td> <td>25 May 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hammond" title="Stephen Hammond">Stephen Hammond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)">Wimbledon</a> </td> <td>26 May 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neill" title="Bob Neill">Bob Neill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromley_and_Chislehurst_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bromley and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)">Bromley and Chislehurst</a> </td> <td>27 May 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Marie_Morris" title="Anne Marie Morris">Anne Marie Morris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newton_Abbot_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency)">Newton Abbot</a> </td> <td>28 May 2022<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Colburn" title="Elliot Colburn">Elliot Coburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carshalton_and_Wallington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)">Carshalton and Wallington</a> </td> <td>30 May 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bridgen" title="Andrew Bridgen">Andrew Bridgen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_West_Leicestershire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)">North West Leicestershire</a> </td> <td>30 May 2022<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stevenson_(British_politician)" title="John Stevenson (British politician)">John Stevenson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)">Carlisle</a> </td> <td>31 May 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Norman" title="Jesse Norman">Jesse Norman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hereford_and_South_Herefordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Hereford and South Herefordshire</a> </td> <td>6 June 2022 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ross announced that he had withdrawn his letter in on 10 March 2022, in light of the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a> earlier that year.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Marie Morris initially said that she had submitted a letter on 30 January 2022, while sitting as an independent MP after having the whip withdrawn earlier that month. She later resubmitted a letter when she had the Conservative whip restored on 28 May 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bridgen initially said that he had submitted a letter on 13 January 2022, before announcing that he had withdrawn it on 16 March 2022 in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier that year. He later announced that he had resubmitted a letter on 30 May 2022.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>At that stage, former <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a> was seen by <a href="/wiki/Bookmaker" title="Bookmaker">bookmakers</a> as the most likely next leader of the party, followed by incumbent Foreign Secretary <a href="/wiki/Liz_Truss" title="Liz Truss">Liz Truss</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rishi_Sunak" title="Rishi Sunak">Rishi Sunak</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> who had previously been seen as Johnson's most likely successor, was seen as less likely following reporting about his family's tax status and his receipt of a fine for breaking <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 lockdown</a> restrictions.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A poll by the market research firm <a href="/wiki/Opinium_Research" title="Opinium Research">Opinium</a> found that 59% of voters thought that Conservative MPs should vote to remove Johnson, while 28% of voters thought that they should vote to retain confidence in him.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A poll by <a href="/wiki/YouGov" title="YouGov">YouGov</a> found that 42% of Conservative Party members thought that MPs should vote to remove Johnson, while 53% thought they should not. 61% of members thought that the next election would result in a Conservative-led government if Johnson remained in post, while 72% thought that a different leader would deliver a Conservative-led government.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Result">Result</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Conservative_Party_leadership_of_Boris_Johnson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Result"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A majority of Conservative MPs voted that they had confidence in Johnson to continue as party leader. 211 of the 359 Conservative MPs (58.8%) voted in support of Johnson and (41.2%) of MPs voted no confidence in him, which <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> described as "a larger than expected rebellion".<sup id="cite_ref-Mason_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mason-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Compared to previous Conservative leaders, Johnson's 58.8% confidence level is lower than the 63% that <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a> received in her <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May#Vote_of_confidence" title="Theresa May">2019 vote of confidence</a>, higher than the 45% that <a href="/wiki/Iain_Duncan_Smith" title="Iain Duncan Smith">Iain Duncan Smith</a> received in a <a href="/wiki/Iain_Duncan_Smith#Vote_of_confidence" title="Iain Duncan Smith">2003 vote</a>, lower than the 66% that <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> received when he resigned as leader and stood again for leadership in 1995, and lower than the 84% share of the vote that <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> received, under the previous process where an MP had to challenge the leader in a ballot, and in which <a href="/wiki/Sir_Anthony_Meyer,_3rd_Baronet" title="Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet">Sir Anthony Meyer</a> challenged Thatcher in the <a href="/wiki/1989_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1989 Conservative Party leadership election">1989 leadership election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:silver;"><b>Confidence vote of Boris Johnson</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:200px;">Ballot → </th> <th>6 June 2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:1px; background:#0087DC;"> </th> <td style="text-align:left;">Confidence </td> <td><div style="width: 125px;"><span class="nowrap">211 / 359 (59%)</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 59%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <td style="text-align:left;">No confidence </td> <td><div style="width: 125px;"><span class="nowrap">148 / 359 (41%)</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 41%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Conservative_Party_leadership_of_Boris_Johnson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 June, Johnson called the result of the vote "extremely good"<sup id="cite_ref-Mason_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mason-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was reported to be planning a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_reshuffle" title="Cabinet reshuffle">cabinet reshuffle</a> to reward his supporters in the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/William_Hague" title="William Hague">William Hague</a>, former leader of the Conservatives, said the votes "show a greater level of rejection than any Tory leader has ever endured and survived".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Anderson_(British_politician)" title="Lee Anderson (British politician)">Lee Anderson</a>, a Conservative MP, said that Johnson had been the "victim of a witch hunt led by the BBC".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/1922_Committee" title="1922 Committee">Conservative parliamentary group</a>'s informal rules, the only other option for Conservatives to remove him from power, within the next twelve months, is for <a href="/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry#February2022_–_present" title="Second Johnson ministry">the cabinet</a> to ask him to resign, but the <i><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></i> thought this was unlikely as he has selected cabinet members for their loyalty to him, and their careers depend closely on his.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His Conservative opponents did not see the result as ending their campaign against Johnson, although they had no other constitutional options to challenge him within the party.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Dunne_(Ludlow_MP)" title="Philip Dunne (Ludlow MP)">Philip Dunne</a>, former health minister and ally of <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a> (who lost against Johnson in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="2019 Conservative Party leadership election">2019 party leadership election</a>) said "this is not over".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was discussion among Conservative MPs, including <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a>, of changing the 1922 committee rules to allow another challenge. Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May stepped down after she was told that if she did not, the rules would be changed.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 June 2022 Johnson referred to the confidence vote, in which 41.2% of the Conservative MPs voted against him, saying "I've got a new mandate from my party which I'm absolutely delighted with<span class="nowrap"> </span>... it's done".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 June, Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher resigned over new and historic <a href="/wiki/Chris_Pincher_scandal" title="Chris Pincher scandal"> allegations of sexual misconduct</a>. Johnson denied he had been made aware of the historic allegations prior to his appointment of Pincher, which emerged to be false.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One month after the vote of confidence, from <a href="/wiki/July_2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis" title="July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis">5 to 7 July 2022</a>, 62 of the United Kingdom's 179 <a href="/wiki/List_of_government_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of government ministers of the United Kingdom">government ministers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Private_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Private Secretary">parliamentary private secretaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Ministerial_Trade_Envoy" title="Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy">trade envoys</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Conservative_Party" title="Chairman of the Conservative Party">party vice-chairmen</a> resigned from their <a href="/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry" title="Second Johnson ministry">governmental</a> positions,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> culminating in Johnson's resignation on 7 July.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Conservative_Party_leadership_of_Boris_Johnson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-bbc1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bbc1_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAmos2022" class="citation news cs1">Amos, Owen (7 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422">"Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220707212744/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422">Archived</a> from the original on 7 July 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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In an email to constituents, he said that nothing in Met or Gray report convinced him to retract his letter which he handed in 'some time ago'.<br />He's got a wafer thin majority over Lib Dems"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></i>. @TomLarkinSky. 30 May 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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reshuffle">2022 cabinet reshuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July%E2%80%93September_2022_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election">Conservative Party leadership election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Johnson_ministry" title="2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry">2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours_(Boris_Johnson)" title="2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours (Boris Johnson)">Resignation Honours</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><span style="padding:0em 0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Political positions of Boris Johnson">Political positions</a></span></li> <li><span style="padding:0em 0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_prime_ministerial_trips_made_by_Boris_Johnson" title="List of international prime ministerial trips made by Boris Johnson">International trips</a></span></li> <li><span style="padding:0em 0.25em:"><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Boris_Johnson_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" 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href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics" title="2012 Summer Paralympics">2012 Summer Paralympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Bridge" title="Garden Bridge">Garden Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Tube" title="Night Tube">Night Tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Arcuri" title="Jennifer Arcuri">Jennifer Arcuri</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other offices held</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">Leader of the Conservative Party</a> (2019–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Chair-in-Office" title="Commonwealth Chair-in-Office">Commonwealth Chair-in-Office</a> (2019–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson_as_Foreign_Secretary" title="Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary">Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a> (2016–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Minister_for_Higher_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Minister for Higher Education">Shadow Minister for Higher Education</a> (2005–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Minister_for_the_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Minister for the Arts">Shadow Minister for the Arts</a> (2004)</li> <li>MP for <a href="/wiki/Henley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Henley (UK Parliament constituency)">Henley</a> (2001–2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Electoral history of Boris Johnson">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_London_mayoral_election" title="2008 London mayoral election">2008</a> (Mayoral)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_London_mayoral_election" title="2012 London mayoral election">2012</a> (Mayoral)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2021 United Kingdom local elections">2021</a> (Local)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2022 United Kingdom local elections">2022</a> (Local)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By Johnson</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Friends,_Voters,_Countrymen" title="Friends, Voters, Countrymen">Friends, Voters, Countrymen</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seventy-Two_Virgins" title="Seventy-Two Virgins">Seventy-Two Virgins</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_of_Rome" title="The Dream of Rome">The Dream of Rome</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Churchill_Factor" title="The Churchill Factor">The Churchill Factor</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unleashed_(book)" title="Unleashed (book)">Unleashed</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">About Johnson</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Boris:_The_Rise_of_Boris_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson">Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boris_v._Ken" title="Boris v. Ken">Boris v. Ken</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Public image of Boris Johnson">Public <br />image</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cultural <br />depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Headcases" title="Headcases">Headcases</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Boris_Met_Dave" title="When Boris Met Dave">When Boris Met Dave</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newzoids" title="Newzoids">Newzoids</a></i> (2015–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Members_Only_(South_Park)" title="Members Only (South Park)">South Park</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit:_The_Uncivil_War" title="Brexit: The Uncivil War">Brexit: The Uncivil War</a></i> (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vossi_Bop" title="Vossi Bop">Vossi Bop</a>" (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson_Is_a_Fucking_Cunt" title="Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt">Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt</a>" (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Stop_Christmas" title="Can't Stop Christmas">Can't Stop Christmas</a>" (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image_(2020_TV_series)" title="Spitting Image (2020 TV series)">Spitting Image</a></i> (2020–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_England_(TV_series)" title="This England (TV series)">This England</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DSP_(film)" title="DSP (film)">DSP</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Partygate_(TV_drama)" class="mw-redirect" title="Partygate (TV drama)">Partygate</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Bullingdon_Club_photograph" title="1987 Bullingdon Club photograph">1987 Bullingdon Club photograph</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Greased_piglet" title="Greased piglet">Greased piglet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy" title="Dead cat strategy">Dead cat strategy</a>"</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegra_Mostyn-Owen" title="Allegra Mostyn-Owen">Allegra Mostyn-Owen</a> (first wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Wheeler" title="Marina Wheeler">Marina Wheeler</a> (second wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Johnson" title="Carrie Johnson">Carrie Johnson</a> (third wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lara_Johnson-Wheeler" title="Lara Johnson-Wheeler">Lara Johnson-Wheeler</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilyn" title="Dilyn">Dilyn</a> (dog)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Johnson_(writer)" title="Stanley Johnson (writer)">Stanley Johnson</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Johnson_Wahl" title="Charlotte Johnson Wahl">Charlotte Fawcett</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Johnson" title="Rachel Johnson">Rachel Johnson</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Johnson" title="Jo Johnson">Jo Johnson</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Fawcett" title="Edmund Fawcett">Edmund Fawcett</a> (uncle)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Fawcett" title="James Fawcett">James Fawcett</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Kemal" title="Ali Kemal">Ali Kemal</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Avery_Lowe" title="Elias Avery Lowe">Elias Avery Lowe</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Tracy_Lowe-Porter" title="Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter">H. 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