In eyebrow-raising speech PM alludes to ‘deep state’ plot to drag UK back into EU when he leaves office
Boris Johnson has defended his three years in power as he faced a no-confidence vote in his government, alluding to a “deep state” plot to drag the UK back into the EU when he leaves office.
The prime minister’s pugnacious argument in the House of Commons on Monday evening opened the debate on a vote of no-confidence that his government is expected to win. In a highly unusual move, No 10 called the vote of confidence in itself after it rejected a Labour motion that singled out Johnson.