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 Britains next Prime Minister after winning the second round of voting in the Conservative Party leadership contest by a considerable margin.
Mr Johnsons 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.
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Looks like there's no stopping him now...
Sanity Claws
(21,839 posts)Perhaps he will leave something in Boris' shoe if Boris goes there.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,262 posts)Well, you have to laugh, or else you'll cry ...
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)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" 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)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)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)Winning stage 2 in a multi-stage election process isn't LBN. Once he wins outright, it will be.
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