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Radio Merseyside,9 mins

Boris Johnson wins vote but suffers large Tory rebellion

Paul Salt

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The Prime Minister won 59% of the vote, meaning he is now immune from a Conservative leadership challenge for a year. In all, 211 Tory MPs voted they had confidence in the PM's leadership while 148 voted against him. Danny Rye is Associate Professor in Politics at Liverpool Hope University.

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