Johnson says it would require a tank division to oust him

UK FEB 7 (RT.COM) -UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured his fellow Tory party members that he will fight tooth and nail to keep his current post. “He’s making it very clear that they’ll have to send a Panzer division to get him out of there,” a senior adviser cited by The Times on Saturday said of the PM’s attitude towards the ongoing rebellion in the Conservative party.

Meanwhile, his opponents want to hold a vote of no confidence in Parliament . They require support from at least 54 MPs, who would send formal letters to the parliamentary body of the Conservative party – through which a no-confidence vote would be called.

Johnson came under fire after allegations that top Conservative party officials, including himself, flouted Covid-19 restrictions and hosted parties at Downing Street, while telling the rest of the country to make sacrifices to keep the pandemic at bay.