What happens now Boris Johnson has won the race to become Britain's next prime minister?

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Boris Johnson has won the race to be prime minister

• Boris Johnson has won the contest to become Conservative party leader and UK prime minister.
• He is set to officially become prime minister on Wednesday.
• The process of Johnson replacing Theresa May will take place over a flurry of events before Parliament breaks up for summer recess on Thursday.
• Here's how it will all work.
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Boris Johnson has won the race to become the United Kingdom's new prime minister.

The Conservative party's 1922 committee announced on Tuesday morning that Conservative party members had voted for Johnson to succeed Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. He defeated rival Jeremy Hunt by over 45,000 votes.

However, Johnson is not quite prime minister yet. This won't be official until after a flurry of events have taken place over the next couple of days.

Here's what happens now that Johnson won the Conservative party leadership contest.

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