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.
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