New UK PM: Johnson and Hunt await Conservative leadership vote
Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will become the new Conservative leader on Tuesday as the result of the contest to succeed Theresa May is announced. The outcome of the ballot of about 160,000 Tory members will be revealed at just before midday. The victor will officially become prime minister on Wednesday. Mr Johnson, a […]
MENON: Will Theresa May’s successor be better at Brexit?
Anand Menon And so the turmoil continues. Fresh out of European Parliament elections that witnessed both the Labour and, especially, Conservative parties receive a good shellacking, we now segue neatly onto the United Kingdom’s next political earthquake – the replacement of the incumbent prime minister. In the few days since Theresa May announced her intention […]