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The 1886 vote of no confidence in the government of Lord Salisbury was a vote of no confidence in the Conservative government led by Salisbury, which was passed on the night of 26 January 1886. The government had taken over in June 1885 after the Liberal government led by William Gladstone had resigned following a defeat on the budget.
A confidence motion may take the form of either a vote of confidence, usually put forward by the government, or a vote of no confidence (or censure motion [1]), usually proposed by the opposition. When such a motion is put to a vote in the legislature, if a vote of confidence is defeated, or a vote of no confidence is passed, then the incumbent ...
Vaughan Gething, the embattled First Minister of Wales, has lost a vote of no confidence tabled by the Welsh Conservatives. The motion follows the collapse of the co-operation deal between Labour ...
The threat of bringing a no confidence motion to the House of Commons was first made on 7 July, at the height of the government crisis. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Labour had intended to present the motion on 12 July, using the following wording: "That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government while the Rt Hon Member for Uxbridge and South ...
Passing a motion of no confidence in the Conservative government could trigger an early general election. However, it is uncertain if such a motion would be passed, with the Tories holding a ...
The last prime minister to survive a no-confidence vote was Theresa May in 2018. She never regained her authority and resigned within months, sparking a leadership contest that was won by Johnson.
This was blocked by the government, as the motion also expressed no confidence in Johnson specifically, in addition to the government. [72] A no-confidence motion in the Johnson ministry that did not mention the PM was announced on 13 July, and was debated on 18 July. [73] The government won the vote with 347 ayes and 238 noes, with 50 MPs ...
The Scottish Conservatives confirmed they will lodge a vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf – with Tory leader Douglas Ross branding him “weak” and a “failed First Minister”.