Boris Johnson Dominates Race to Be U.K. Leader After First Round
- Secret ballot of Tory MPs gives front-runner Johnson 114 votes
- Top civil servant says U.K. in ‘good shape’ for no-deal Brexit
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Pro-Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson took a huge lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, after his Conservative colleagues in Parliament overwhelmingly backed him as their preferred candidate.