Britain’s Government Wins Confidence Vote It Called in Itself

Britain’s Government Wins Confidence Vote It Called in Itself
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks as he attends the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, on July 18, 2022. Frank Augstein/Pool via Reuters
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LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to avoid triggering a national election.

The opposition Labour Party has called on Johnson, who has said he will step down, to be replaced immediately by a caretaker leader until his successor is elected by the Conservative Party in early September.