The darts did not kill him, but seriously injured him.
141 arrows planted in the back of a Boris Johnson who saved his post, but emerged weakened from the vote of no confidence on Monday evening.
Even the staunchly conservative Telegraph - 'the' BoJo newspaper - headlines about a '
faux victory
' that leaves the Tories torn and gives
the prime minister just '
breathing a break'.
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With his usual drive, Boris Johnson wants to believe in the end of his ordeal, this “Partygate” scandal which has lasted for more than six months.
For him, the result is “
convincing and decisive
”.
But the numbers are cruel.
More than four out of ten members of his camp - 148 out of 359 voters - have indicated that they do not trust him.
Johnson hoped to keep the "against" below the 100 mark. The scale of the rebellion is greater than that faced by Theresa May, John Major and Margaret Thatcher in similar votes.
We dissect these precedents.
In December 2018, Theresa May had won the vote more comfortably…
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