TORY MPs today roared in support behind bruised Boris Johnson as he riled them into uniting against Labour.
In his first big test since Monday's wounding confidence vote, the PM silenced his rebels by turning his guns on their mutual enemy.
Trading blows on the NHS, Mr Johnson said "carping" Sir Keir Starmer "didn't have a leg to stand on" and called his attacks "satirical".
And defending his record on the health service he said for Labour to "carp and criticise is frankly absurd".
Earlier the Tory benches boomed as their embattled leader took his seats for the weekly Commons showdown.
But the Labour leader landed his own blows by jibing: "I couldn't make out whether that noise was cheers or boos."
Mr Johnson signalled today he was taking Monday's rebellion in his stride, despite two in five Tory MPs voting to chuck him.
Sucking up the result, he said: "In a long political career - barely begun - I have of course picked up political opponents all over the place.
"And that is because that is because this government has done some very big, very remarkable things."
The 148-strong revolt has jolted him into dangling crowd-pleasing promises such as tax cuts.
His press secretary said he hopes to slash taxes as soon as possible.
Tomorrow he will make a keynote speech laying out his plans to fix the housing crisis.
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Defiant Boris Johnson cheered as he attacks ‘carping’ Keir Starmer in bid to unite party after bruising confidence vote
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