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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 24 2019, @12:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the all-change,-again dept.

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."

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Arik on Wednesday July 24 2019, @03:34PM

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 24 2019, @03:34PM (#870708) Journal
    Trade is the best way to prevent another war.

    Creating another imperial superstate in Europe is NOT a better way to prevent war - quite the opposite.

    And this is not only understood in Britain. This is part of why the EU is deadset on making Brexit as ugly for the UK as they possibly can - because there are other nations lining up to follow them, and the EU would like to scare them away from that idea now.

    Prediction; it won't work. Their only effective weapon was T. May, who appeared to be working for Brussels rather than her constituents at every turn. She's gone, they have no leverage over the UK, there's nothing they can do to 'punish' the UK for democracy that won't hurt their own constituents as much or more than the UK.
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