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140 Tory MPs Confirmed In Support Of Johnson Ahead Of Confidence Vote

UK

John Stevens the deputy political editor of the Daily Mail has compiled a Twitter thread of all Conservative MPs to have confirmed support of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

  • As of 10 mins ago Stevens' list has 140 entries. This leaves the Prime Minister with an outstanding 40 votes required to pass the vote.
  • The list can be viewed in full here: https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1533713196...
  • Betting markets have continued to firm on a Johnson win throughout the afternoon.
  • The most significant question to be answered by the vote is likely to be the margin of victory for Johnson to underwrite his mandate to lead the Conservative party.
  • Voting is now underway with results expected at 16:00 ET 21:00 BST.

Chart 1: Boris Johnson vote of confidence result (Smarkets)

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