But it is too early to say what will happens now.вЂќ Others were less optimistic, with one Conservative lawmaker saying on condition of anonymity: вЂњIt is clearly much worse than most people were expecting. вЂњI am sure he will be equal to the challenge.вЂќ But he will also understand that the next priority is to rebuild the cohesion of the party,вЂќ David Jones, a former minister, told Reuters. вЂњBoris Johnson will be relieved at this vote. Several lawmakers said the vote, which saw 211 lawmakers cast ballots in favour of Johnson against 148, was worse than expected for a prime minister, once seemingly unassailable after winning the ConservativesвЂ™ largest majority in more than three decades. He was met with a chorus of jeers and boos, and some muted cheers, at events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth in recent days. It is a change of fortune for Johnson and underlines the depth of anger against him. вЂњWe can focus on what weвЂ™re doing to help people with the cost of living, what weвЂ™re doing to clear the COVID backlogs, what weвЂ™re doing to make streets and communities safer by putting more police out,вЂќ said Johnson, who for weeks has tried to move the national conversation away from вЂњpartygateвЂќ. The vote was a blow to Johnson, with 41% of his lawmakers casting ballots against his leadership after months of scandals and gaffes that has raised questions over his authority to govern Britain and knocked his standing among the public.Д«ut Johnson, a master of political comebacks, instead described the vote as a вЂњdecisive resultвЂќ meaning that вЂњas a government we can move on and focus on the stuff that I think really matters to Johnson, who scored a sweeping election victory in 2019, has been under increasing pressure after he and staff held alcohol-fuelled parties in his Downing Street office and residence when Britain was under lockdowns to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote on Monday but a large rebellion in his Conservative Party over the so-called вЂњpartygateвЂќ scandal dealt a blow to his authority and leaves him with a struggle to win back support.

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