New prime minister of united kingdom

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s premiership is Sexual misconduct allegations made against a senior lawmaker in Johnson’s government was just the latest in a series of scandals to strain the leader’s relationship with his party. After at least 50 lawmakers and government officials resigned in protest over a 48-hour period, Johnson said last week that he would How long will Johnson stay? The next prime minister will be announced on September 5, once the Conservatives select a new party leader. Because the Conservative party has a majority in the U.K. parliament, the winner of the party leadership contest will automatically become prime minister. Johnson’s successor is likely to take over the next day, on September 6. How is the new Conservative leader selected? Under usual circumstances, British prime ministers are chosen in a general election held every five years. Instead of voting for the nation’s leader directly, as is the case in presidential electoral systems, the public chooses between delegates of each party to represent their local area, known as a constituency. The party that wins the most constituencies wins the election, and the leader of that party typically becomes the prime minister. The Conservatives have a strong majority in parliament with 358 of 650 seats, after winning the 2019 general election under Johnson’s leadership. Party leaders are chosen by an internal process normally in advance of a general election, or in the case that a leader steps do...