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The verdict is in. Boris Johnson retains the confidence of the Conservative Party. For now. Johnson received the votes of 211 out of 359 Tory MPs in support of his leadership, which means that technically he won. But the fact that 148 of his parliamentary colleagues voted against him, more…

Boris Johnson isn't the first Conservative Prime Minister to face a no-confidence vote. Here we look at others and how they fared

The most recent to face a confidence vote was Theresa May in 2018

PM needs support of 180 MPs to survive as leader

Boris Johnson is not the first leader to face poll of party MPs, a situation that has often led to their downfall

There have been a number of votes faced by Conservative Party leaders over the last few decades.

Today kicks off the platinum jubilee weekend to celebrate 70 years of the Queen's reign, a feat no British monarch has ever managed

Sir John Major says the monarch has ‘represented our better selves for over 70 years’.

Throughout her reign the Queen has witnessed 18 General Elections and seen 14 different Prime Ministers occupy Downing Street.

Her first premier was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent is Boris Johnson.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, an arch-loyalist of Boris Johnson, insisted 'one or two' Tory MPs were leading a 'co-ordinated' campaign against the PM over the Sue Gray report