Boris takes commanding lead in first Conservative vote.

Last night the UK’s Conservative party took its first vote on who it wanted to be its next leader. Overwhelmingly the numbers came out in favour of front runner Boris Johnson who secured 114 votes out 313. A Boris majority was no big surprise but the extent of this lead did come as a shock as the margin was double the size of the second place candidate, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt. The first vote was so in favour of Boris that some candidates in the race have considered joining forces just to compete. Historically the front runner in Conservative party elections has almost always fallen foul to a less well-known contender so watch this space !