There are obvious flaws in the UK political system where the leader of the country is selected by party members and not directly by the public, and vested interests have led many politicians to place self-interest ahead of their constituents’ interests. The truth is that winning a vote of confidence does not mean Johnson is completely out of the woods. Margaret Thatcher won the vote but quit only days after; John Major lost the election after he won the confidence vote, and Theresa May’s exit is still fresh in many people’s minds.

Much is to be seen in the coming weeks, with another hurdle for Johnson at the end of June in the form of two by-elections. If the opposition leader Keir Starmer isn’t in hot water with the beergate scandal, it is almost definitely worth putting forward a motion of no confidence in the current government, knowing there are 291 dissatisfied non-Conservative MPs and at least 54 conservative MP in favour of removing Johnson, thus exceeding the 326 MPs required to oust Johnson.

It’s simple arithmetic, but it takes proper political calculations to see if Starmer is charming enough to win the next election outright or form a working coalition which will undoubtedly end up devolving more power to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Angus Lam, Pok Fu Lam