Politics Explained: Jeremy Corbyn had been expected to try to oust the new prime minister immediately, so why didn’t he?
The main reason for Labour’s decision to wait was that there was little prospect of the no-confidence motion being passed. While Johnson inherited a Commons majority of just two, it was unlikely that any Conservative MP would be willing to vote immediately to topple the leader that their party members had just elected. .
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