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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."

Any other comments would be editorializing...


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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday July 24 2019, @06:08PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Wednesday July 24 2019, @06:08PM (#870787) Journal

    Oh, how convenient.

    Any and all counter evidence simply doesn't count. Let me know when you find a True Scotsman.

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  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Arik on Wednesday July 24 2019, @06:13PM (1 child)

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 24 2019, @06:13PM (#870792) Journal
    Let me know when you think you find some evidence of one, ok?

    I'm in that unpopular 'reality based community' so that's what would impress me. Not the ease with which you interpret my viewpoint as disingenuous, seemingly without any evidence or reason beyond the fact that it doesn't agree with your own.
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    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @07:17PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 24 2019, @07:17PM (#870815)

      Here you see the sheeple gently grazing on the grass genetically altered to boost stupidity.