The U.K. Prime Minister survived a vote of confidence triggered by his own legislators.
A majority of Conservative Party lawmakers voted in favor of the prime minister. A simple majority of 180 MPs was needed for Johnson to win the vote.
It is worse than the vote faced by Theresa May. Six months later, she resigned as prime minister.
Less than three years after Johnson secured a whopping parliamentary majority, there is deep discontent with his leadership and behavior.
There is a chance that he will face a confidence vote in the near future.
British leaders are usually protected from another vote for a year if they win a confidence vote. The close nature of Monday's result makes it more likely that these rules will be changed.
Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee which oversees leadership challenges within the party, told reporters earlier Monday that there would be a period of grace before another vote is taken.
Despite murmurs of discontent within the Conservative Party over Johnson's leadership, he has shown no inclination to step down.
After the vote, the British pound was at 1.2529 against the dollar, barely moving after trading in a tight range for most of the day.
A report was released last month that heavily criticized the prime minister and other officials after a number of Covid-19 breaking parties at Johnson's office and residence.
A majority of Conservative lawmakers submitted letters of no-confidence to Brady, triggering the confidence vote.
The number of letters Brady received wasn't revealed.
Keir Starmer is the leader of the Labour Party.
Since the "partygate" scandal, Johnson's public standing has been a source of concern for many Conservative MPs.
Johnson was booed when he arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral in London for a thanksgiving service in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years on the throne.
The footage of Johnson being booed in the British media could have influenced more Conservative MPs to write to Brady.
John Penrose quit as the prime minister's anti-corruption tsar on Monday, saying it was clear that the prime minister had broken the ministerial code. Jeremy Hunt said he would vote for change.
The foreign secretary and chancellor are Conservative lawmakers.
The vote was seen as a chance to end months of speculation and allow the government to draw a line and move on.
Many Conservative lawmakers were likely to decide if Johnson could lead the party to another election victory. Kallum Pickering said that Johnson's win doesn't mean it's back to normal.
The Conservatives have a working majority of 75 seats in the House of Commons. He said in a note that the rebels could stall the government's legislative agenda if they were determined.
It is difficult to see how Johnson can get back the support of his MPs. It's likely that Johnson will face renewed challenges to his leadership if the polls don't improve in the next few months.
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