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Boris Johnson tops first poll in Tory leadership race

Thursday, 13 June 2019 8:32 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 13 June 2019 8:38 PM ]

Conservative MP Boris Johnson leaves his home in London on June 13, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Amina Taylor
Press TV, London

Britain's former Foreign Secretary and London Mayor Boris Johnson has solidified his billing as the frontrunner in the race to replace Theresa May as a leader of the Conservative Party and British Prime Minister. Johnson polled more than twice as much as his closest rival in the first round of secret voting to determine who faces Jeremy Corbyn at the dispatch box. Amina Taylor reports on a busy day in Westminster.

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