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Nearly 160,000 members of the ruling Conservative Party cast their ballot to choose the next Prime Minister of Britain. The Prime Minister’s post fell vacant after Theresa May stepped down from the top office on June 7, maintaining the role on a caretaker basis until a replacement gets chosen in July. She resigned after failing thrice to get her Brexit deal with the European Union (EU) passed in Parliament. Wishes Pour in for Boris Johnson President Donald Trump said that Britons like him and that is why they are calling their new Prime Minister Boris Johnson “Britain’s Trump”Trump also praised Johnson, saying he is a good man. “We have a really good man who’s going to be the prime minister of the UK now, Boris Johnson. Goodman, he is tough, and he is smart,” The Hill quoted Trump as saying. “They are saying ‘Britain Trump.’ They call him Britain Trump, and people are saying that’s a good thing. They like me over there. “That’s what they wanted. That’s what they need.” Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Boris Johnson.”I congratulate Boris Johnson and I am looking forward to a good cooperation. Our countries should remain close friends in the future,” After his victory, the 55-year-old Brexit hardliner vowed to “get Brexit done” by the twice-delayed October 31 deadline. “We’re going to get Brexit done on October 31,” Johnson said moments after being declared the winner of the Conservative party leadership race. Following a vote on June 20, Hunt and Johnson went head-to-head to become the country’s new Prime Minister. The vote resulted in the elimination of Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Environment Secretary Michael Gove. AUGUST 2019 | WWW.WISHESH.NET