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23/07/2019 GMT

Britain prepares for a new prime minister

BBC World Service - World Update, Britain prepares for a new prime minister

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt await results of Conservative leadership race

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt await results of Conservative leadership race.

Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will become the new Conservative leader as the result of a ballot of around 160,000 party members.  The winner will succeed Theresa May and become Britain's next prime minister.

Also on the programme: Drug resistant Malaria parasites on the rise, and blackouts hit Venezuela

(IMAGE: A combination picture shows Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, leadership candidates for Britain's Conservative Party CREDIT: REUTERS/Rebecca Naden/File Photo)

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