Boris Johnson to be UK’s next Prime Minister

He is likely going to win with a substantial lead over his rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, after a 7-week contest which saw around 200,000 Conservative Party members pick Britain's new leader.

boris johnson, uk prime minister, prime minister race in uk, new uk prime minister, theresa may, jeremy hunt, uk voting, brexit deal, world news, Indian Express — Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson gestures during the launch of his campaign in London, Britain June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Boris Johnson Tuesday will be Britain’s next Prime Minister, succeeding Theresa May. He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmingly in a vote of Conservative Party members. Johnson, the face of the 2016 Brexit referendum, won the votes of 92,153 members of the Conservative party, to 46,656 for his rival. Boris Johnson is tasked with following through on his “do or die” pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time.