An ally of Boris Johnson says the prime minister knows just how close he came to being oustedBoris Johnson knew the result before it was announced — but only just. About a minute before Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee, arrived in committee room 14 the prime minister received a text message with the numbers: 148 against, 211 for. SponsoredWhile the result was far worse than whips expected, in public Johnson’s team was defiant. “A win’s a win,” an ally of the prime minister said. “He was very clear going into it that his mandate came from 14 million people at the general election for him.

Source: The Times June 11, 2022 18:32 UTC