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Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson, right, leaves his office in London, Monday July 22, 2019. Voting closes Monday in the ballot to elect Britain's next prime minister, from the two contenders Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, as critics of likely winner Boris Johnson condemned his vow to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a Brexit deal.(Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

The Latest: New Zealand set to talk free trade with Johnson

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Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson answers questions during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Voting for new UK prime minister ends amid Brexit foreboding

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson answers questions during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

With Boris Johnson tipped to win PM race, UK eyes rocky ride

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson delivers his speech during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Philip Hammond, Treasury chief, to quit if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, smiles as she arrives for her annual sommer press conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Trump lauds Johnson as ‘different kind of guy’

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, July 10, 2019, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate having a &quot;special relationship.&quot; The resignation of Kim Darroch came a day after Trump lashed out at him on Twitter describing him as &quot;wacky&quot; and a &quot;pompous fool&quot; after leaked documents revealed the envoy's dim view of Trump's administration. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, gestures, during a Conservative Party leadership hustings in Cheltenham, England, Friday July 12, 2019. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson uses Trump ties to win British prime minister votes

By Maggie Garred — The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo, Entrepreneur Gina Miller answers a journalist's question at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. An anti-Brexit campaigner who won a major legal case against the British government says she will go to court again if the next prime minister tries to force the country out of the European Union without a deal. Businesswoman Gina Miller says Sunday, July 14, 2019 she has instructed lawyers in anticipation of Boris Johnson winning a Conservative Party leadership contest later this month. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

British activist readies legal bid over no-deal Brexit

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Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, right, is greeted by a supporter during a campaign stop at the port of Dover, southeast England, Thursday July 11, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Chris Ratcliffe/Pool via AP)

Brexit, domestic drama and Trump drive UK leadership race

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 27, 2017 file photo, Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic and the Virgin Group, smiles at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Branson has warned that a no-deal Brexit will force the company to invest less in Britain because of pressures on the pound. Branson has told the BBC on Thursday, July 11, 2019 that if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal, it will force his company to shift investment because its costs are in dollars. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Branson: Pound could be just a dollar in ‘no-deal’ Brexit

By DANICA KIRKA and PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson gestures during a visit to Wetherspoons Metropolitan Bar in London, Wednesday July 10, 2019. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Boris Johnson says he’s not to blame for U.K ambassador’s ouster

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this photo issued by ITV, showing Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidates Boris Johnson, left, and Jeremy Hunt, during a live head-to-head TV debate hosted by ITV at their studios in Salford, England, Tuesday July 9, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Matt Frost/ITV via AP)

Brexit: Ex-PM vows legal action if UK Parliament suspended

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Leaked diplomatic cables published Sunday, July 7, 2019, in a British newspaper reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States described President Donald Trump's administration as &quot;clumsy and inept&quot; while grappling with international problems. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

UK ambassador to US quits after leaked cables enrage Trump

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson speaks during a Tory leadership hustings at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, July 6, 2019. (David Mirzoeff/PA via AP)

UK Tory contenders trade blows; Labour backs new Brexit vote

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson speaks during a party leadership hustings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, who are competing for the Conservative Party leadership, have both vowed to use a fiscal cushion built up by the government to soften the economic blow from a potentially disruptive Brexit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, Pool)

UK Tory contenders vow to scrap Irish border Brexit policy

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson during a visit to Portsmouth, England, Thursday June 27, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, face election by party members of Britain's Conservative Party with the winner due to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP)

U.K. elections, referendums only exacerbate divisions, confusion

By Benjamin Plackett - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this two photo file combo image, Jeremy Hunt, left, and Boris Johnson, right, who are the final two contenders for leadership of the Conservative Party, Thursday June 20, 2019. Following elimination votes Britain's Conservative Party members will vote for the final two contenders with the winner due to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. (AP Photo FILE/Matt Dunham, Frank Augstein)

UK Treasury chief warns Tory contenders on spending promises

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's prime ministerial contender Boris Johnson addresses Conservative Party members during the Conservative Party leadership contest at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Boris Johnson fails to answer questions on private quarrel

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Conservative party leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt speaks during his visit to Peterhead in Scotland, Sunday, June 23, 2019. The two final contenders for leadership of Britain's ruling Conservative Party, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson will be put to a vote of party members nationwide, with the winner due to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. (Michal Wachucik/PA via AP)

Jeremy Hunt steps up attacks on Boris Johnson in U.K. leadership contest

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson gestures during the first party hustings at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 22, 2019. The two finalists in the race to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party and become the country’s new prime minister made their first formal pitches to party members Saturday. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

UK: Police visit incident dogs Johnson’s leadership campaign

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press