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Boris Johnson comes under fire in first PMQs since wounding confidence vote

Oliver Browning
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  • Boris Johnson
    Boris Johnson
    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2019
  • Keir Starmer
    Keir Starmer
    British politician
  • Ian Blackford
    Scottish politician and banker (born 1961)

Boris Johnson fought back attacks from Keir Starmer and other MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday, as he attended a raucous PMQs following his survival of a confidence vote on Monday evening.

As expected, the Labour leader taunted the prime minister over the ballot, which saw 41 per cent of Tory backbenchers confirm they don't hold confidence in their leader.

Mr Johnson also faced heavy criticism from Ian Blackford, who repeated his calls for the PM to resign.

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