May 14, 2026

Boris Johnson elected UK Prime Minister

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

Boris Johnson has been elected Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party after a ballot with 159,320 Tory members.

He won by a substantial margin over Jeremy Hunt, by 92,153 votes to 46,656

He will take over from Theresa May as PM on Wednesday.

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