Johnson ahead in contest to be British PM

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie Maclellan and William James
Updated June 14 2019 - 3:58am, first published 3:49am
Boris Johnson is the frontrunner in the battle to succeed Theresa May as the UK prime minister.
Boris Johnson is the frontrunner in the battle to succeed Theresa May as the UK prime minister.

Boris Johnson, who has pledged to deliver Brexit on October 31, has surged closer to power by winning by far the most support from Conservative lawmakers in the first round of the contest to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May.

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