Editing Conservative Party (UK) (section)

====2019–2022: Boris Johnson====
{{Main article|Premiership of Boris Johnson}}
[[File:Boris Johnson official portrait.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Boris Johnson]]]]
In July 2019 [[Boris Johnson]] became Leader of the party.<ref name='bbc230719'>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605|title=Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM|website=BBC News|date=23 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130125915/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49084605|archive-date=30 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He became Prime Minister the next day. Johnson had made withdrawal from the EU by 31 October "with no ifs, buts or maybes" a key pledge during [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election|his campaign for party leadership]].<ref>{{cite web|website=BBC News|title=Boris Johnson in 'deal or no deal' Brexit challenge to rival Hunt|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48756819|date=17 December 2019|access-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730114835/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48756819|archive-date=30 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Johnson lost his working majority in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on 3 September 2019.<ref name='bbc030919'>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49570682|title=Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no deal vote|website=BBC News|date=3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903145348/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49570682|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that same day, [[September 2019 suspension of rebel Conservative MPs|21 Conservative MPs had the Conservative whip withdrawn]] after voting with the Opposition to grant the House of Commons control over its order paper.<ref>{{cite web|website=BBC News|title=Brexit showdown: Who were Tory rebels who defied Boris Johnson?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49563357|date=3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903235045/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49563357|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson would later halt the [[Withdrawal Agreement Bill]], calling for a general election.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Guardian|title=Johnson seeks 12 December election after shelving 'do or die' Brexit pledge|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/boris-johnson-to-ask-mps-to-back-pre-christmas-election|date=17 December 2019|access-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209213031/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/boris-johnson-to-ask-mps-to-back-pre-christmas-election|archive-date=9 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] resulted in the Conservatives winning a majority, the Party's largest since [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]].<ref name='bbc131219'>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results|title=UK results: Conservatives win majority|website=BBC News|date=13 December 2019|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213002620/https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results|archive-date=13 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The party won several constituencies, particularly in [[Red Wall (British politics)|formerly traditional Labour seats]].<ref name="The Independent"/><ref name="Mueller"/> On 20 December 2019, MPs passed an agreement for withdrawing from the EU; the United Kingdom formally left on 31 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Heather |date=20 December 2019 |title=Brexit: MPs pass withdrawal agreement bill by 124 majority |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/20/brexit-pm-asks-britons-to-move-on-as-mps-debate-withdrawal-bill |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220113442/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/20/brexit-pm-asks-britons-to-move-on-as-mps-debate-withdrawal-bill |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fella |first=Stefano |date=17 November 2020 |title=End of the Brexit transition period: What will change? |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/end-of-the-brexit-transition-period-what-will-change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221023164756/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/end-of-the-brexit-transition-period-what-will-change/ |archive-date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=House of Commons Library}}</ref>

Johnson presided over the UK's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{Cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Heather |last2=Proctor |first2=Kate |last3=Siddique |first3=Haroon |date=12 March 2020 |title=Johnson: many more people will lose loved ones to coronavirus |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/uk-moves-to-delay-phase-of-coronavirus-plan |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> From late 2021 onwards, Johnson received huge public backlash for the [[Partygate]] scandal, in which staff and senior members of government were pictured holding gatherings during lockdown contrary to Government guidance.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Partygate: A timeline of the lockdown gatherings |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59952395 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023173814/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59952395 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police]] eventually fined Johnson for breaking lockdown rules in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osborne |first=Samuel |date=13 April 2022 |title=Boris Johnson fined: Prime minister apologises after receiving fixed penalty notice for lockdown-breaking party |work=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-fined-prime-minister-apologises-after-receiving-fixed-penalty-notice-for-lockdown-breaking-party-12588712 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023173813/https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-fined-prime-minister-apologises-after-receiving-fixed-penalty-notice-for-lockdown-breaking-party-12588712 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2022, Johnson admitted to appointing [[Chris Pincher]] as deputy chief whip while being aware of allegations of sexual assault against him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amos |first=Owen |date=7 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62070422 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022190509/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62070422 |url-status=live }}</ref> This, along with Partygate and increasing criticisms on Johnson's handling of the cost-of-living crisis, provoked a [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|government crisis]] following a loss in confidence and nearly 60 resignations from government officials, eventually leading to Johnson announcing his resignation on 7 July.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html |title=UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party |author=Jack Guy, Luke MGee and Ivana Kottasova |work=CNN |date=7 July 2022|access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525153145/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 July 2022 |title=Boris Johnson: The inside story of the prime minister's downfall |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62150409 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>