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Boris Johnson: I’m Not Running For British PM (Also, Somebody Stabbed Me In the Back)

Joshua Yasmeh

On Thursday, former London mayor Boris Johnson announced that he’s taking his name out of the running for Prime Minister of the UK. “Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in Parliament, I have concluded that that person cannot be me,” said Johnson during protracted speech in London.

As a high-profile Tory party member Johnson was the official face of the ‘Leave’ campaign to exit from the European Union. He spent the last few months campaigning vigorously throughout the UK for the Brexit referendum.

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