British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to get on with the job as he faced MPs for the first time after winning a confidence vote within the ruling Conservative Party.
Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate scandal. Following the vote, the prime minister called the results “convincing” and “decisive.”
Speaking to the House of Commons on Wednesday, Johnson said the government will be “expanding home ownership for millions of people” and “cutting the costs of business.”
He said his administration will create “high-wage, high-skilled jobs” for the country….