UK Conservatives begin vote of no-confidence in Boris Johnson

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for the weekly Prime Minister's Questions In London, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for the weekly Prime Minister's Questions In London, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

LONDON — Conservative MPs begin casting their ballots in a no-confidence vote in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which could result in his immediate removal as party leader and signal the end of his time in power.

Johnson, fighting for his political survival following the “Partygate” scandal, requires a majority of his 359 Tory MPs to back him to remain in office, with a result expected around an hour after voting ends at 8 p.m. local time.

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