Renfrewshire politicians unite to condemn Boris Johnson

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Renfrewshire politicians have joined forces to heap scorn on "lame duck" Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following a confidence vote in the Commons on Monday night.The UK premier clung to power after securing the support of 211 MPs during the Tory session.But some 148 of the UK's Tory MPs voted against him - leaving him with a bigger revolt than expected and presenting a backing slimmer than those clinched by past PMs Theresa May, John Major and 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher, in challenges to their leadership.All three limped on but later succumbed to the inevitable and were ousted from their positions.But doubts over the PM's future remain after the vote revealed deep rifts in the party.Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP Gavin Newlands called for Mr Johnson to "pack his bags" in the wake of the vote, saying: "Boris Johnson experienced the worst result ever recorded by a sitting Prime Minister in a Tory leadership election, yet within minutes of the vote being announced was popping up on TV assuring us the result was a resounding endorsement of his position."His brass neck and relationship to the truth owes very little to the world of reality.

He is a proven liar and has consistently misled Parliament, his colleagues, his party and the public."The SNP man added: "The in-fighting and self-delusion within the Tory party would be entertaining to watch but for the fact politics is not a game.

Millions of households across these isles are dealing with the worst cost of living crisis in nearly half a century yet the Prime Minister responsible is clinging on to power by his fingertips, spending his time buying off backbenchers rather than focusing on solutions to the huge challenges facing us all."He has no mandate in Scotland,