Theresa May survives confidence vote

[T_i_B]

Tories infighting again, with a failed attempt to oust Theresa May by Jacob Rees-Mogg and company

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46547246?fbclid=IwAR1l_nd0T5jR0n-eILA-Y-qJVz9jLm1c2D_v9CWkUKqHhWB40RWq1WBv4nk

Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117.

Mrs May is now immune from a leadership challenge for a year. But the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said the result was "not at all comfortable" for the prime minister and a "real blow" to her authority.

Mrs May won the confidence vote with a majority of 83, with 63% of Conservative MPs backing her and 37% voting against her.

The confidence vote was triggered by 48 of her MPs angry at her Brexit policy, which they say betrays the 2016 referendum result.

[YessirAtsaFact]

1. Sorry to hear that-I was hoping her government would fall

I’d like to see new elections and another Brexit vote.

I think the Brexit win was assisted by Putin

[Denzil_DC]

2. Earlier in the day, the May camp were briefing that they could live with 80 votes against.

This is a win, but still a very poor performance. About 160 of those 200 votes for her could be "the payroll".

It won't do anything to improve rifts in the party other than giving May potentially 12 months without another internal challenge, if there isn't a general election before then. Since she had to pledge not to fight the next election to get the votes she did, it looks like snap elections are off the menu for the foreseeable future. But she might go yet once the dust settles and the scope of this revolt sinks in.

Rees-Mogg is a sore loser:

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BBC Politics
@BBCPolitics

I accept the confidence vote result but Theresa May should still meet the Queen and resign, says leading Conservative Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg

Latest updates: http://bbc.in/2QQAAaw

[mwooldri]

3. Perhaps May should remove the whip from Rees-Mogg etc.

Make all the hard brexiteers go to UKIP, and May should cut a deal with Jeremy Corbyn. It'll decimate the Tories but at least the UK will get a Brexit. Though she should really listen to Major, Blair, and even Heseltine and abort Brexit.

[Soph0571]

4. Some Tory wag suggested on the radio today..

..if she gets 52% of the vote then an over whelming % has had their say... LOL . Brexit means Brexit. May means May.

[Denzil_DC]

5. A few folks are following a similar line on Twitter:

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James Felton
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@JimMFelton

A short guide to percentages from Jacob Rees Mogg:

63% “a terrible result for the prime minister she must resign”

52% “a resounding victory hard brexit now”

Now I'm hearing that May hedged about standing again as PM in a general election. She won't stand in 2022, but turned selectively deaf when clarity was sought about whether she'd lead the party into the valley of death again before then. So we might see another snap election yet. Whoopee.

[LeftishBrit]

6. Hahaha

[LeftishBrit]

8. OK...

then I respect the result of the referendum, but the government should still revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit.

[LeftishBrit]

7. On the whole I'm relieved

Can't stand May; but Labour are if possible even more in disarray than the Tories; the other parties weak; and the fall of this government, with or without a general election, might result in PM Boris or PM Rees Mogg. No thanks.