Breaking News UK: Boris Johnson Defeats Jeremy Hunt To Become Next British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has defeated rival Jeremy Hunt in the contest to replace Theresa May as Conservative party leader and as Britain’s prime minister. He defeated Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. Johnson began his acceptance speech by praising his predecessor, saying it had been “a privilege to serve in her cabinet”. In his victory speech, Johnson said he would deliver Brexit and prove his critics wrong then summed up his strategy as: “Dude, we’re going to energize the country.”
“Dude, we are going to energize the country, we are going to get Brexit done!” said Boris Johnson as he closed out his victory speech — to an audible mix of cheers and groans https://t.co/mqiMhy5mJV pic.twitter.com/ndFJevA08C
— CNN (@CNN) July 23, 2019
Meanwhile, Johnson’s biggest task will be to take Britain out of the EU though his hardline strategy has plenty of critics.
“Dude, where’s my £350m a week for the NHS?”
— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) July 23, 2019
Outgoing PM Theresa May congratulated Johnson, promising him her “full support from the back benches”. Almost 160,000 Conservative members were eligible to vote and turnout was 87.4%. Johnson’s share of the vote – 66.4% – is slightly lower than the share won by David Cameron in the 2005 Tory leadership election (67.6%).
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