BORIS JOHNSON RETAINS HIS JOB AND SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE BY MPS

Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote on his ability to lead his party and the country, after it was triggered by rebel MP's looking to oust him over what has come to be known as 'Party Gate' which they say is critically damaging to the party.    

However 148 MP's came out to vote against him with just 211 voting in his favour.

The PM also took a major blow this evening after Roger Penrose who was appointed as the governments anti-corruption tsar quit, stating that it was clear the PM had broken ministerial code and should go.

For almost two hours Tory MPs lined up to cast their vote on whether they want the PM to continue in his post, with the polls closing at 8pm.

The 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives counted the votes and chairman Sir Graham Brady announced the result at 21:00 BST this evening, confirming that Mr Johnson has retained the confidence of the majority of his MP's.