Category: no-confidence vote

How Much Teflon Does Boris Johnson Have Left?

June 9, 2022
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Commentary On the face of it, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson surviving a no-confidence vote with a 63-vote majority is a good result. Out of a total of 359 Conservative MPs, 211 voted for Johnson, while 148 voted to oust him. The result was not quite as good as the 83-vote, 63 percent majority that Theresa…

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Tito Ortiz Will Remain Huntington Beach’s Mayor Pro Tem  

February 2, 2021
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Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz won the first fight of his political career Feb. 1 when a no confidence vote aimed at the rookie politician failed. During a heated debate, Huntington Beach councilmembers discussed whether to strip Ortiz—a mixed martial arts champion—of his mayoral title. Those who spearheaded an agenda item accused proposing…

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