UK PM Boris Johnson says 59 percent backing is a 'decisive' win, after coming dangerously close to being ousted by lawmakers tired of defending him
Johnson spent months battling to maintain his grip on power after the"Partygate" controversy saw him become the first serving UK PM to have broken the law.
But the "Partygate" controversy over lockdown-breaking events at Downing Street, which saw him become the first serving UK prime minister to have broken the law, has still severely weakened his position. "We can focus on what we're doing to help people with the cost of living, what we're doing to clear the Covid backlogs, what we're doing to make streets and communities safer by putting more police out," he said.He also said he was not interested in holding a snap national election, which some had suggested may be his next move to attempt to reassert his authority.
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