Vulgar posh boy Boris Johnson is elected new Tory leader, will be UK’s next prime minister
Former foreign secretary will succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister after beating Jeremy Hunt
Boris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race.
The former mayor of London, who has long cherished an ambition to lead his country, won 66% of the votes – 92,153, to Hunt’s 46,656. Turnout was 87.4% among 159,320 party members.