The British leader convenes his cabinet, trying to patch up his tattered authority after surviving a confidence vote.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has convened his cabinet, promising to “get on with the job” after surviving a confidence vote of Conservative MPs that has left him severely weakened.
“Today, I pledge to continue delivering”, Johnson said on Tuesday before the cabinet meeting. “We are on the side of hard-working British people, and we are going to get on with the job”.
The beleaguered leader has claimed that Monday evening’s dramatic ballot, which saw 211 Conservative lawmakers support him to remain as prime minister while 148 voted against him, was a “decisive result”.
But most critics and commentators disagreed, arguing his authority has been hugely undermined and his days in Downing Street are numbered....
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