Boris Johnson is set to meet his Cabinet on Tuesday as he seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him.
The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him on Monday night, arguing the Government could now “move on” and focus on what “really matters to people”.
He also poured cold water on the prospect of a snap election, saying he was “certainly not interested” in the idea.
Papers
Questions continue about Boris Johnson’s leadership after a poll by his party, according to the front pages.
The Sun says the PM has “just” survived the “night of the blond knives”, The Guardian describes the confidence vote as a “humiliation” and The Daily Telegraph reports the “hollow victory” has left Mr Johnson’s authority “crushed”.
However, the Express and Mail still think he is battling on and maybe has a chance to remain in the top job long term.
Tomorrow’s front page: New photo of Lilibet celebrating her first birthday released by Harry and Meghan // Boris Johnson narrowly survives a confidence vote as 148 Tory rebels stabbed him in the back pic.twitter.com/sUnTO3b7zE
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 6, 2022
Guardian front page, Tuesday 7 June 2022: PM clinging to power after vote humiliation pic.twitter.com/7NZeKN9RIc
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 6, 2022
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Hollow victory tears Tories apart’#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 6, 2022
Metro and the Daily Mirror declare the party is “over”, with the latter paper warning the 57-year-old will be “out in a year”.
Tomorrow’s Paper Today 📰
THE PARTY IS OVER BORIS 🎉
🔴He survives confidence ballot…but blow as 41% say it’s time for him to go 🔴 Fears he is left a lame-duck premier like predecessor may ahead of crucial by-elections pic.twitter.com/7fYT62cZOJ
— Metro (@MetroUK) June 6, 2022
Tuesday’s front page: Party’s over, Boris #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/D2vqznDMts pic.twitter.com/4B7S0eg7up
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 6, 2022
The Financial Times, i and The Times describe the PM as “wounded”, while the Daily Star says the “Fibber PM” has survived to “lie another day”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Tuesday June 7 https://t.co/ED4uo6XGkl pic.twitter.com/6SRTVo3S1G
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 6, 2022
Tuesday’s front page: Wounded Johnson in peril #TomorrowsPapersToday
🔴 Latest from @HugoGye @janemerrick23 @RichardVaughan1 @NickMDuffy: https://t.co/TdMzC4MlDI pic.twitter.com/PeOT12MKFV
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 6, 2022
Tuesday’s Times: A wounded victor #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/zUpJploT0N
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 6, 2022
Tuesday’s front page: Carry On Pinocchio 🤥🤥#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/KFoGXxm05d
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 6, 2022
The Daily Express reports the PM is “defiant and unbowed” as the Daily Mail quotes Mr Johnson as vowing to “bash on” and “focus on the things that people want”.
Tuesday’s front page: Defiant and unbowed Boris: I’ll lead party to victory#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/EedUWRnW82 pic.twitter.com/aadAzkoQCn
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 6, 2022
Tuesday’s Daily Mail:
Boris vows: I’ll bash on #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/afxZVTwbs5
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) June 6, 2022
And The Independent looks ahead to Mr Johnson potentially facing further blows in two key by-elections in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton later this month.
Our front page tomorrow @Independent #tomorrowspaperstoday
Full coverage of the Boris confidence vote from @_katedevlin @AndyWoodcock @Annaisaac and @Rob_Merrick plus analysis from @JohnRentoul @tompeck and @_SeanOGrady pic.twitter.com/s1mdW3mzqo
— Alastair Jamieson (@alastairjam) June 6, 2022
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