Mr. Johnson received 114 of the 313 votes in the first round of balloting to find a successor to Theresa May. His nearest challenger, Jeremy Hunt, had 43.
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Boris Johnson Emerges to Face Reporters’ Questions. Six of Them.
Criticized as hiding from scrutiny, the front-runner to be Conservative Party leader spoke at a campaign event, vaguely, about his Brexit plans and college cocaine use.
The Race for U.K. Prime Minister: How It’s Likely to Play Out
Can anyone beat Boris Johnson? Is the campaign making a no-deal Brexit inevitable? Find the answers to these questions and more.
Michael Gove, a Contender to Succeed Theresa May, Admits to Past Drug Use
Mr. Gove said that he had taken illegal drugs “on several occasions at social events more than 20 years ago.” He said it should not disqualify him in the leadership race.
Case Against Boris Johnson Over Brexit Claims Dismissed in U.K. Court
Britain’s High Court did not give a reason for scrapping the case against the front-runner to replace Theresa May as prime minister.
President Trump, Unloved in Britain, Still Tries to Play Kingmaker
As if in an episode of “The Apprentice,” Mr. Trump evaluated the candidates vying to replace Theresa May as prime minister, as the candidates themselves competed for his favor.
President Trump, Unloved in Britain, Still Tries to Play Kingmaker
As if in an episode of “The Apprentice,” Mr. Trump evaluated the candidates vying to replace Theresa May as prime minister, as the candidates themselves competed for his favor.
Royal Family Hosts Trump in U.K. State Visit
President Trump began his long-delayed state visit to Britain replete with full honors, including ceremonies, government meetings and a Buckingham Palace banquet.
Trump State Visit to U.K. Faces Turbulence Amid Brexit Chaos
When the American president arrives in London on Monday, it’s not clear how much more he can shake up a country that is already roiled by the Brexit debacle.
Boris Johnson Is Summoned to Court Over Brexit Claims
The former foreign secretary is accused of lying during the Brexit campaign by inferring that Britain paid 350 million pounds every week to the European Union.