Boris Johnson elected new UK PM

The name of the new leader of Britain’s Governing Conservative Party has become known.

Report informs that Boris Johnson beat his rival Jeremy Richard Straham by a wide margin.

As expected, on July 24, Johnson will become Prime Minister of the country – following the resignation of the current Prime Minister Theresa May.

The finalists of the race were determined after a series of votes by the faction of the ruling Conservative party in the house of Commons, the final decision remained for the ordinary members of the Tory party who voted by mail.