LONDON: In a vote of confidence, members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the British parliament, supported the administration of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
British government on Monday evening urged the confidence vote itself to see off a rival move by the main opposition Labour Party that could have led to a snap general electionas per reports.
By a vote of 349 to 238 in favour of the government, Conservative Party lawmakers supported outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron.
"Britain deserves a fresh start with Labour, free from those who got us stuck in the first place, free from the chaotic Tory party, and free from those who propped up this Prime Minister for months and months," Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pleaded with MPs as he urged them to vote no confidence in Johnson. In the Commons debate, Ian Blackford, leader of the Scottish National Party, said, "Today, we finally have the chance to cast our verdict on a failed Prime Minister and a Conservative party that is imploding before our very eyes."
This July, Johnson resigned from his position as party leader, which also made him prime minister.
Johnson called a sudden general election in 2019 just a few months after relocating to 10 Downing Street, giving the Conservatives an 80-seat majority and one of their greatest victories in post-war history.
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