Boris Johnson: The new prime minister in numbers
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Everybody is talking about Boris Johnson, who will officially take over as the new prime minister this afternoon.
The current prime minister - Theresa May - will head to Buckingham Palace where she will have a meeting with the Queen in order to resign.
Then, Boris Johnson will be invited by the Queen to form a new government, before heading back to Downing Street to address the nation.
As the UK government prepares to welcome a new leader, see just how much you know about Mr Johnson with our quiz below.
(If you can't see the quiz, click here and it will appear!)
Theresa May announced she was standing down as Conservative Party leader on 7 June after failing to get Parliament to agree on a way that Brexit should be carried out. She said she would stay in the job until a new prime minister had been chosen, which has now happened.
Watch the moment that Theresa May resigned
These people all wanted to be the next next prime minister
The race went down to two men - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt
Boris Johnson won the most votes and will now become prime minister
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