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Boris Johnson narrowly wins a vote of confidence
U.K. Prime Minister Weathers No-Confidence Vote: What Happened Yesterday
By Stephen Castle, Mark Landler & Megan Specia
Boris Johnson: how many votes does PM need to survive no-confidence ballot?
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Formerly TwitterSam Coates Sky
SamCoatesSky
945am election overview:
* The big picture is Tories losing large parts of Boris Johnson's 2019 electoral coalition
* Evident in Blackpool South, Hartlepool, Rushmoore, posing the q where is Tory vote solid?
* Expect big pressure on Reform UK to stand aside like Brexit party in…
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Jessica Elgot
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A source close to Boris Johnson confirms @SkyNews story that he had initially forgotten the photo ID when he went to vote.
“Mr Johnson voted Conservative,” a spokesman said.
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Steven Swinford
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It looks increasingly like Rishi Sunak will survive
Tory rebels believed an alignment of three events was needed to get MPs over line for confidence vote:
1. Tories finishing third behind Reform in Blackpool South. In fact Tories scraped second with 117 votes.
2. Ben Houchen to…
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Adam Bienkov
AdamBienkov
Incredible. When I told Boris Johnson three years ago that his Voter ID law would stop people from being able to vote he told me I was talking "total nonsense"
Now Sky News reports he was turned away from voting for "failing to bring acceptable voter ID" pic.twitter.com/gjvsp7xyEV
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