A poll of Conservative party members found in favour of Boris Johnson, with the former London mayor now the leader of the Tories. However, some are unhappy with the decision, and the hashtag #NotMyPM is trending on Twitter. Could Mr Johnson find himself ousted already?
Mr Johnson has ruled out holding a general election before the Brexit deadline of October 31, but some MPs have said they are willing to trigger a snap election.
There is nothing which dictates Mr Johnson must hold an election, and as long as the Tories remain in power, the new party leader becomes Prime Minister automatically – should they continue to have support from the majority of MPs.
A general election is not due until 2022, as UK Parliament lasts for a maximum of five years and the last election took place in 2017.
However, a snap election could be triggered should a vote of no confidence pass.
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As Mr Johnson has refused to rule out a no-deal Brexit, the fear some MPs have of this could see a vote of no confidence to attempt to prevent leaving without a deal.
For a vote of no confidence to pass, it may require Conservative MPs to vote against their own government.
Should this scenario take place, the Fixed Term Parliaments Act allows for the current government to remain for 14 days, during which it would try to persuade MPs to change their minds.
Opposing parties could come together in an attempt to form a government during those 14 days, however, the prime minister would have to resign for this to happen.
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After 14 days, if MPs have not been convinced, a general election would be triggered.
According to bookmakers Betway, Brexit will determine how long Boris Johnson remains in Number 10.
Betway hedge it is more likely at 8/13 for a General Election to take place before Brexit is achieved at 6/5.
Mr Johnson’s first five months in office could be his last, as the online bookmaker offers 9/4 on him resigning as Prime Minister before the end of the year.
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However, it’s also 2/1 for the former Foreign Secretary to guide the UK out of the EU by October 31st and then evens for him to outstay Theresa May’s three-year stint as PM.
Betway spokesman Alan Alger said: “Boris Johnson’s success as Prime Minister will be judged on Brexit, and we think he holds a chance of pushing through the UK’s withdrawal before the end of October at 2/1.
“However, and this is a big, failure to deliver Brexit could cost him the job and he’s also just 9/4 to be out of Number 10 before the end of the year.
“Cleaning up Brexit appears to be a thankless task and it looks likely at 8/13 that the UK will be called upon to vote in a General Election before the UK withdraws from Europe.”
