And that is what has defined his controversial political career, including his much-ridiculed tenure as Britain’s foreign secretary. In spite of that, it is now virtually certain that Johnson will be Britain’s next prime minister. This much became clear on Thursday in the first preliminary vote by Conservative MPs to choose a successor to May. For a large, diverse country such as the U.K., the Conservatives have come up with a narrow process to choose a new prime minister. Eligible voters will only include the 160,000 grassroots members of their party — in a country of 67 million people.

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 22:07 UTC