https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605
Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister.
He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival's 46,656.
The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday.
In his victory speech, Mr Johnson promised he would "deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn".
Speaking at the Queen Elizabeth II centre in London, he said: "We are going to energise the country.
"We are going to get Brexit done on 31 October and take advantage of all the opportunities it will bring with a new spirit of can do.
"We are once again going to believe in ourselves, and like some slumbering giant we are going to rise and ping off the guy ropes of self doubt and negativity."
Any other comments would be editorializing...
(Score: 1, Troll) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday July 24 2019, @01:18PM (8 children)
How does an Anglo-Saxon NATO member state elect a Prime Minister named Boris? Voter apathy.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 24 2019, @02:04PM (2 children)
Same way they elect a Muslim as mayor of their capital?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @02:08PM (1 child)
By buying up a lot of the real estate in the place putting them in a position to vote their own man in?
Who owns London today?
Why wage war when you can just buy your enemies lands.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday July 24 2019, @03:36PM
Economic invasion - beats tanks and guns.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @02:20PM (1 child)
Boris the American. Americans got themselves out from under British rule, so they're hiring an American to get Britain out from under EU rule. Makes perfect sense.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @07:51PM
Worked out well for the UK last time. More American than Elizabeth Warren [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @04:17PM
First, 'Anglo-Saxon NATO member state' ?...the Celtic population of the UK would like to have words....so would the Norse..so would our 'peacefuls'...and our Slavs
Second, Elect?...we didn't elect the fecker...
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Wednesday July 24 2019, @05:50PM (1 child)
His first name is Alexander.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday July 24 2019, @08:47PM
Even the Moose and Squirrel know that Boris and Natasha work for the other side...
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