British Prime Minister borisjohnson narrowly escaped the party trust vote triggered by the "party gate" scandal on the evening of the 6th, and was able to remain as party leader and prime minister. However, the number of mistrust votes far exceeded expectations. His prestige inside and outside the party was seriously damaged. It is difficult to predict whether he can win back the support. Vote of no confidence exceeded expectations Graham Brady, chairman of the "1922 committee" of the Conservative MP group in the house of Commons of the British Parliament, announced at 9 p.m. that all 359 Conservative MPs had voted, 211 voted for confidence and 148 voted for no confidence. There were no invalid votes. With less than half the vote of no confidence, Johnson did not have to resign. The "1922 committee" is composed of ordinary members of the lower house of the conservative Parliament and plays an important role in determining the party leader and the prime minister. Some people familiar with the matter estimated that more than 100 members of parliament would vote no confidence before the voting began. As a result, there were 148 no confidence votes, accounting for about 41% of the total number of Conservative MPs, which means that Johnson's leadership in the party has been greatly weakened. "This (support rate) is obviously much worse than most people expected." A Conservative MP who asked not to be named told Reuters. Johnson's allies in the party insisted that Johnson should stay in office even if the vote of confidence was only one more than the vote of no confidence. As one of Johnson's most popular successors, foreign secretary Elizabeth trass said on social media twitter for the first time: "I'm glad to see my colleagues support the prime minister. I support him 100 percent. Now it's time to continue working." Johnson did not stop at the parliament building after voting and went straight back to the prime minister's office at 10 Downing Street. Johnson said that the voting results were "decisive" and "convincing". The government and the Conservative Party should unite and focus on what is really important to the people, including the rising cost of living. The risk of stepping down is not exhausted Johnson is expected to have a 12-month respite from the party's coercion. According to the conservative party rules, the party can no longer initiate a confidence vote against him within one year. However, this does not mean that the alarm is completely cleared. In december2018, the "brexit" agreement promoted by Theresa Maine, then the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, encountered great resistance in parliament, causing a crisis of confidence within the party. In the confidence vote, Theresa May won the support of 200 Conservative MPs and was able to pass the test. However, six months later, she still failed to negotiate with the opposition party because of the "brexit" agreement, and announced that she would resign as the leader of the party and then resign as prime minister. At that time, 63% of the Conservative MPs voted for Theresa May and Johnson did not. On the evening of the 6th, Johnson received less than 59% of the vote of confidence. The late former Prime Minister margaretthatcher, known as the "Iron Lady", also faced a conservative confidence vote. In november1989, she won 84% of the vote of confidence and passed the test easily, but the rift in the party was exposed. Under the background of "Waterloo" in economic policy and cabinet contradictions caused by European policy, Thatcher failed to cross the threshold of victory in the party's first election held a year later, and finally resigned gloomily. Johnson, now 57, took over from Teresa may in July 2019. In December of the same year, he led the conservative party to win the election of the lower house of Parliament with the greatest advantage in more than 30 years, and the party's position was once as stable as a mountain. The associated press commented that Johnson led the United Kingdom to withdraw from the EU and prevent and control the COVID-19, but the "party gate" severely damaged his leadership. London police previously issued more than 120 tickets in the "party gate" investigation, including those for Johnson and his wife Carrie. As a result, he became the first prime minister in British history who violated the law during his tenure. At the end of May, Hugh gray, the Permanent Secretary of the cabinet office, released the final report of the "party door" investigation chaired by her, which found that many parties violated the epidemic prevention regulations at that time, and the leadership should be held responsible. Johnson faced rising calls for resignation, but he continued to "carry it hard". Recent public opinion surveys show that the opposition Labor Party leads the Conservative Party in national support, and the latter may lose the parliamentary by election later this month. The associated press said that more and more conservative party members believe that Johnson is now a "negative asset", which may cause them to lose the parliamentary election two years later. (Xinhua News Agency)