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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins a no-confidence vote triggered by his Conservative MPs and will stay on as leader, but the scale of the rebellion leaves his future in doubt. SOUNDBITE
The 93 year-old Monarch issued a special message for key health workers battling the coronavirus, saying their dedication to caring for others "is an example to us all".
Images show the scene outside St Thomas' Hospital in London where British Prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. Johnson spent the night in the ICU with a deteriorating case of coronavirus and has been given oxygen but is not on a ventilator, according to a government minister. IMAGES
Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May spoke outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, as she became the UK’s Prime Minister. May became the presumptive leader of the Tory Party after her final rival for the leadership, Andrea Leadsom, backed by many of the Eurosceptic MPs, withdrew from the leadership race on Monday. May was first elected as Member of Parliament of Maidenhead in 1997 and the UK's Home Secretary in 2010. She became Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the press outside 10 Downing Street, on Wednesday, before departing for Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May is set to replace him to become the UK’s Prime Minister. During his speech, Cameron expressed confidence in the soon-to-be PM.
US State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner was dispassionate in his reaction to news that former Mayor of London Boris Johnson had been appointed British foreign secretary by the newly appointed British Prime Minister Teresa May, speaking from Washington DC, Wednesday.