The former London mayor easily beat his rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, in a poll conducted among members of the governing Conservative Party.
The former foreign minister has dismissed questions about his competence and populist rhetoric with a pitch to take Britain out of the European Union
Ten Conservative MPs gathered enough support to qualify by Monday’s deadline for the race to replace May
Eleven candidates have set their sights on replacing May, who quit as the prime minister over her failure to take Britain out of the EU on time
The Australian whistle-blower, who was arrested on April 11 after Ecuador gave him up, could face a 12-month prison sentence
The prime minister of Britain dramatically announced she would quit if her MPs finally backed her withdrawal agreement
​Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May returned to Brussels on Thursday for a showdown with EU leaders
MPs also voted in favour of a non-binding measure that ‘rejects the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement’
Speaker John Bercow is best known for presiding over debates, bellowing "Order! Order!" at unruly lawmakers and chastising ministers who displease him
May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history when the House of Commons rejected the withdrawal agreement struck late last year