Rayleigh and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, has welcomed the news that Boris Johnson MP has been chosen by Conservative Party members to become the next Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Mark has been a strong advocate for Boris Johnson, throughout most of the leadership campaign, remarking on a number of occasions that Boris is the best person to ensure we leave the European Union on the 31st October 2019, ‘come hell or high water’. Mark has also spoken in favour of the Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP at a number of hustings across the country during the leadership campaign.
Boris won the parliamentary party element of the Conservative Party leadership election with 160 MPs voting for him in the first round. He subsequently went on to achieve a majority of 45,4978u in the members ballot of the leadership election. The votes cast were as follows: Brois Johnson: 92,153 (66.4%) and Jeremy Hunt: 46,656 (34.6%).
Commenting on Boris’ victory today, Mark Francois said:
“I am delighted for my colleague Boris Johnson MP, who has resoundingly won the members ballot of the Conservative Party leadership election by a margin of 2:1. I know Boris as our Prime Minister is the best person to ensure we leave the European Union on the 31st October 2019, uniting our country and defeating Jeremy Corbyn in a General Election – whenever that may be. I am looking forward to seeing Brexit delivered at Halloween.”
