An alleged ex-spy is upending Boris Johnson's play for Prime Minister

'The race to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister is entering its crucial stage. ... But something strange has happened. All the attention is not on the rockstar front runner, Boris Johnson, but an insurgent outsider,' writes CNN's lukemcgee

London The race to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister is entering its crucial stage. In the next two days, Conservative lawmakers will select two candidates to be paraded in front of the wider party membership for a final decision on who will take on the fateful Brexit chalice.

But something strange has happened. All the attention is not on the rockstar front runner, Boris Johnson, but an insurgent outsider. Rory Stewart, the current international development secretary, has been the hands down star of this leadership race. Initially scoffed at by Conservative commentators, Stewart, a self-declared centrist who still backs Theresa May's Brexit deal, has seen off five candidates, all of whom stood on much harder Brexit platforms.

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