Boris Johnson takes strong lead in race for next UK prime minister
LONDON — Boris Johnson took a commanding lead Thursday in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, winning by far the largest share of support in first-round voting by Conservative Party lawmakers.
The result exceeded the expectations of Johnson's team and makes him almost certain to be among the final two candidates who will be put to a vote of 160,000 party members nationwide. The winner will become Conservative leader and British prime minister. May quit as party leader last week after failing to secure Parliament's backing for her Brexit divorce deal. Britain's EU departure was originally due to take place on March 29, but has been delayed to Oct. 31 because of the political deadlock in London.
He's also being backed by moderates on Europe who calculate that he's the most likely leader to win a future election in which the Conservatives will be squeezed by Nigel Farage's newly founded Brexit Party on the right, and the opposition Labour Party on the left.
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