Boris Johnson wins race to be UK prime minister
by Christina Boyle and Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Jul 23, 2019
2 minutes
LONDON - Boris Johnson, a British politician best known for his eccentric and unpredictable ways, overwhelmingly won a party leadership contest on Tuesday that also anoints him as the country's next prime minister.
Johnson, who is expected to assume the post Wednesday, will immediately face an array of crises. A hard-line Brexiter, he insists Britain will depart the European Union as scheduled on Oct. 31, despite bitter national
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