preposition of

[english_learn]

Please see the sentence below.


"It is now very clear indeed that I have the confidence of my colleagues to lead the Labor Party and to remain as Prime Minister.

Preposition OF is correctly used in the above sentence? What is the logic behind?

I would say “"It is now very clear indeed that I have the confidence that my colleagues would lead the Labor Party and to remain as Prime Minister”

Please advise me .. I have sick of this preposition as it is being used in the newspaper in many sentences that I am not conformable with.

 

[emsr2d2]

His colleagues have confidence in him.
He has the confidence of his colleagues.

 

[Route21]

I would say “"It is now very clear indeed that I have the confidence that my colleagues would lead the Labour Party and to remain as Prime Minister”.

Your proposal completely changes the meaning of the sentence.

In the original sentence it is the speaker that would lead the party.
In the proposed sentence his colleagues are the ones that would lead the party and the remainder of the sentence becomes a non sequitur.

Regards
R21