Your morning Briefing: It’s Boris’s Britain, for the moment

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Hello readers. It’s Boris’s Britain, for now, and Sun Yang goes postal on the podium at the swimming world championships.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Newly elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Conservative Leadership announcement at the QEII Centre on July 23, 2019 in London, England. After a month of hustings, campaigning and televised debates the members of the UK's Conservative and Unionist Party have voted for Boris Johnson to be their new leader and the country's new Prime Minister, replacing Theresa May. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Boris’s Britain

The new PM vows to bring peace to his party, ignite a national spirit and defeat ­Jeremy Corbyn after winning the party leadership. Greg Sheridan discerns a drama on a Churchillian scale while Paul Kelly reflects on how ScoMo is no BoJo.

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GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 23: Sun Yang (R) of China speaks with Duncan Scott of Great Britain during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Freestyle Final on day three of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships at Nambu International Aquatics Centre on July 23, 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

‘You loser’

Swimming’s governing body faces an outright rebellion from its athletes, with Brit Duncan Scott staging another podium protest sparking fury from Sun Yang.

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BC RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 19 year old Kam McLeod and 18 year old Bryer Schmegelsky from Port Alberni.Kam and Bryer were travelling through BC to visit Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory to look for work. It is not clear why they returned to BC and what their travel plans may be.Picture: Supplied

Murder suspects

Police name two Canadian teens as suspects in the murder of Aussie Lucas Fowler and his girlfriend.

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Masterchef Judges Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Colombaris at Southbank ahead of Regional Flavours Festival. Picture Lachie Millard

Reality bites

Ten’s call to axe the MasterChef trio, on the same day as the show’s season finale, was a doozy, writes Nick Tabakoff.

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Kudelka’s view

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