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Polybius

(15,331 posts)
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:55 PM Jun 2019

Boris Johnson charges towards Number 10 as Dominic Raab is knocked out of Tory leadership race

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Source: Yahoo

Boris Johnson has hurtled closer to becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister after winning the second round of voting in the Conservative Party leadership contest by a considerable margin.

Mr Johnson’s seemingly inexorable journey to victory saw him win 126 votes from Tory MPs.

Dominic Raab was knocked out of the competition after failing to secure the 33 votes required to proceed to the next round.

Rory Stewart, who began the race as a clear outsider, made it through after almost doubling his share of the vote.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/boris-johnson-charges-towards-becoming-prime-minister-as-dominic-raab-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-race-170917237.html



Looks like there's no stopping him now...
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Boris Johnson charges towards Number 10 as Dominic Raab is knocked out of Tory leadership race (Original Post) Polybius Jun 2019 OP
Maybe Larry the Cat will have an opinion about Boris going to 10 Downing Sanity Claws Jun 2019 #1
Yahoo places this in the "entertainment" section ... muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #2
The British Trump IronLionZion Jun 2019 #3
The UK will be hurtling toward disaster if luvtheGWN Jun 2019 #4
That's an astute analysis. I fear that you are correct. NurseJackie Jun 2019 #5
And satisfying the far-right's dream of England+Wales becoming.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #6
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jun 2019 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Jun 2019 #8

Sanity Claws

(21,839 posts)
1. Maybe Larry the Cat will have an opinion about Boris going to 10 Downing
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:02 PM
Jun 2019

Perhaps he will leave something in Boris' shoe if Boris goes there.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,262 posts)
2. Yahoo places this in the "entertainment" section ...
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:05 PM
Jun 2019

Well, you have to laugh, or else you'll cry ...

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
3. The British Trump
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:15 PM
Jun 2019

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
4. The UK will be hurtling toward disaster if
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:48 PM
Jun 2019

Boris becomes Conservative Leader (and thus P.M.). In fact, the United Kingdom will be losing that title if he and his fellow idiots manage to do Brexit. I foresee Scotland leaving the UK and Northern Ireland joining up with Ireland, leaving only dear old England (and Wales -- without the "h&quot holding the bag, and trying desperately to keep all the young people from leaving.

And Putin will be sitting back laughing his guts out.

Sad, very very sad.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
5. That's an astute analysis. I fear that you are correct.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:16 PM
Jun 2019

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
6. And satisfying the far-right's dream of England+Wales becoming....
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:58 PM
Jun 2019

a vassal state of the U.S. and the City of London a mere extension of Wall Street.

All to work toward destroying the E.U.....

I'm anticipating tRump's announcement of a state visit with Boris. Imagine the stench....

Omaha Steve

(99,488 posts)
7. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 07:31 PM
Jun 2019

Winning stage 2 in a multi-stage election process isn't LBN. Once he wins outright, it will be.

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