A weakened Theresa May emerged from a vote of no confidence shorn of her hopes of leading the party into the next election and the support of more than a third of her MPs.
The prime minister faced immediate calls to resign after winning a ballot of 317 Tory MPs with a majority of just 83. The margin was far smaller than Downing Street had hoped for and looks sure to create more political uncertainty.
Mrs May’s supporters cheered wildly at the initial announcement that the Conservative Party’s MPs did have confidence in their prime minister. The narrow scale of that victory will have serious implications for her future and that of her Brexit deal.
Jacob Rees-Mogg told the BBC the result was “terrible” for