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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Boris Johnson tries to tame Brexit, promising the UK will leave the EU by Halloween

    Boris Johnson is succeeding Theresa May as the leader of the British Conservative Party. He is expected to be sworn in as the next prime minister tomorrow. Johnson was foreign secretary and a two-term London mayor.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 23, 2019 • 1 min read

    Boris Johnson is succeeding Theresa May as the leader of the British Conservative Party. He is expected to be sworn in as the next prime minister tomorrow. Johnson was foreign secretary and a two-term London mayor. He and his mop of unruly blonde hair became a poster boy for Brexit. He’s a polarizing figure known for his brash and blundering personality. Will he be able to do what May couldn’t?

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    As language becomes more gender-neutral, Berkeley catches up
    1. 0:00Boris Johnson tries to tame Brexit, promising the UK will leave the EU by HalloweenYou’re reading this
    2. 11:36The Mueller Report: graphic novel edition
    3. 21:36Berkeley drops gendered language from city code
    4. 32:41Why the FBI raided the offices of LA's Department of Water and Power
    5. 41:42'Love Island:' surveillance as entertainment
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