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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s supporters have launched a last-minute charm offensive to win over Conservative MPs to ensure he remains in power. With hours to go before a confidence vote in the House of Commons on Monday evening, Cabinet members and loyal MPs have been telephoning wavering colleagues to ensure he reaches the 180 threshold of votes needed to stay in office. But the campaign suffered a significant setback after Jeremy Hunt, the favourite to replace Mr Johnson, announced that he would not be voting for the prime minister. “Today’s decision is change or lose. I will be voting for change,” he tweeted. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/06/06/team-boris-johnson-swings-into-action-ahead-of-confidence-vote/

Boris Johnson's Chief of Staff Steve Barclay has issued a rallying message to Conservative MPs to stick with the prime minister in Monday's confidence vote in which he stressed that the government is delivering in the face of massive and unexpected challenges. "We have lost half of this Parliament to Covid. That is not the fault of the Prime Minister or of Conservative MPs – and our constituents understand that. But it will be our fault entirely if we choose to waste the remaining half of the parliament on distractions over leadership. The country faces many pressing challenges right now – so we must focus on what matters to the livelihoods of constituents rather than the obsessions of those on social media. My colleagues understand from their constituency work and surgeries just how much the cost of living situation is impacting hardworking people. Pressure on energy bills and food prices is causing real stress and anxiety across the country – and this will continue into ...