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Now that Johnson has resigned, how is a new prime minister selected?

By Abigail Adcox
Published July 7, 2022 3:40pm ET
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Now that Johnson has resigned, how is a new prime minister selected?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, announcing that the process of selecting a new leader would begin immediately. A new prime minister will be selected from within Johnson’s Conservative Party, as it currently has the majority in the House of Commons, the lower house of British Parliament. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS, SAYS PROCESS OF SELECTING […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, announcing that the process of selecting a new leader would begin immediately.

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