UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on April 5, 2022. He won a no-confidence vote on June 6, 2022 and will stay on as leader. PHOTO | JUSTIN TALLIS | AFP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived a vote of no confidence from his own Conservative MPs but with his position weakened after a sizeable number refused to back him.

The Brexit figurehead called the 211-148 split a "convincing result, a decisive result".