Johnson Wins Key Endorsement as Poll Signals Landslide U.K. Win
- YouGov poll has Johnson getting 74% of the vote, Hunt just 26%
- Home secretary says Johnson ‘better placed’ to lead nation
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Boris Johnson, looking set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to be Britain’s next prime minister, has won the backing of a senior member of the cabinet: Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
Javid, according to the Sunday Times, declared that the former foreign secretary Johnson is “better placed” than Hunt “to deliver what we need to do at this critical time.”