Boris Johnson wins the six-week Conservative leadership race and is set to become the next UK Prime Minister. Johnson defeated his rival Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt with 92153 to 46656 votes of party members. It’s seen by some as a spectacular victory of the public face of the Brexit campaign. Current Prime Minister Theresa May will leave office tomorrow after meeting Queen Elizabeth, who’s expected to formally appoint Johnson afterwards.
Brexit, due date on October 31, is the first thing for Johnson to handle. He said the three priorities are to deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn. And he pledged to “get Brexit done”.
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said EU looks forward to “working constructively with Johnson when he takes office, to facilitate the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement and achieve an orderly Brexit. Also, EU is ready also to rework the agreed Declaration on a new partnership in line with EUCO guidelines.
