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Boris Johnson Steps Into Prime Minister Role And Inherits Deeply Divided U.K.

4:25pm July 24, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Boris Johnson has become Britain's prime minister. But opponents protested against his premiership, and he inherits a deeply divided country that either loves or loathes him.

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A Member Of Boris Johnson's Party Weighs In On His Rise To Power

11:16am July 24, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to James Gray, a Conservative Member of the British Parliament, about his party's new leader: Boris Johnson, who will replace Theresa May as prime minister.

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Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.

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Russian LGBT Activist Is Found Dead; Friends Say She Was Threatened

5:46pm July 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.

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Brexit Supporters Get What They Wanted As Boris Johnson Becomes Prime Minister

4:05pm July 23, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with George Parker, political editor with the Financial Times about Boris Johnson winning the race to be the next British prime minister.

How Brexit Under Boris Johnson Could Impact U.S. Businesses

4:05pm July 23, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, about the economic impacts of Brexit and how they could also impact U.S. businesses.

Boris Johnson, who has been elected the U.K.'s incoming prime minister, arrives at the Conservative Party's headquarters in central London on Tuesday.

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Hard-Line Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Become Britain's New Prime Minister

12:48pm July 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Johnson will inherit a slate of problems from Theresa May, including a small majority in Parliament, government resignations and escalations with Iran. And then there's Brexit.

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President Trump shakes hands with Boris Johnson during the U.N. General Assembly in 2017. The United Kingdom and the United States are about to be led by two remarkably similar figures.

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The Similarities Between Boris Johnson And Donald Trump

11:26am July 23, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

At a time of polarization and political chaos, the United Kingdom and the United States are about to be led by two remarkably similar figures. Johnson will take office on Wednesday.

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Boris Johnson To Lead Britain As Its Next Prime Minister

11:15am July 23, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Members of the ruling conservative party have voted for Boris Johnson to replace Theresa May, who is resigning. Johnson, a former foreign secretary and mayor of London, is a Brexit supporter.

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Britain's Top Security Advisers Condemn Iran's Seizure Of A British-Flagged Ship

4:27pm July 22, 2019

NPR's Mary Lousie Kelly talks to Jonathan Freedland, columnist for The Guardian, about the UK's foreign policy crisis with Iran this week.

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In Germany, Working Mothers Say They Face Job Discrimination

9:05am July 22, 2019

by Deborah Amos

Working mothers in Germany say they face prejudice and job discrimination in a country where many people still believe a mother's place is in the home.

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