Boris Johnson is set to meet his Cabinet on Tuesday as he seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. Mr Johnson saw 41% of his MPs vote against him, a worse result than Mrs May. But asked if he could acknowledge that it was not a good result for Mr Johnson, he said: “No, I can acknowledge it. The Prime Minister should now leave with honour and residual affection for what he has achieved. “The Prime Minister should now leave with honour and residual affection for what he has achieved.”

Source: The Times June 07, 2022 05:32 UTC