United Kingdom

Denzil_DC

(8,010 posts)

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

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 04:48 PM

Dec 2018

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:

Link to tweet

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

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Theresa May survives confidence vote [View all] T_i_B Dec 2018 OP

Sorry to hear that-I was hoping her government would fall YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #1

Earlier in the day, the May camp were briefing that they could live with 80 votes against. Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #2

Perhaps May should remove the whip from Rees-Mogg etc. mwooldri Dec 2018 #3

Some Tory wag suggested on the radio today.. Soph0571 Dec 2018 #4

A few folks are following a similar line on Twitter: Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #5

Hahaha LeftishBrit Dec 2018 #6

OK... LeftishBrit Dec 2018 #8

On the whole I'm relieved LeftishBrit Dec 2018 #7