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The British General Election of 2019 was the second election in a row at which there was a relationship between party performance and the outcome of the EU referendum locally.
The 2019 election is over, and the Conservatives have won a majority of 80 seats. Here, we answer a selection of readers' questions about the results. What was the UK result by total votes, rather ...
He had called the UK's third general election since 2015 - and the first to be held in December for almost 100 years - in an effort to increase his parliamentary majority and end months of ...
UK shares are trading higher as investors respond to Boris Johnson’s UK general election victory. The main FTSE 100 index is around 0.5% higher in the opening minutes of trade.
Britons voted Thursday to elect their next government and to decide whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson will stay in power. Polls will close at 5 p.m. ET (10 p.m. local time). Follow our live ...
The defining shift in British politics that may well define the 2019 general election is the emergence of a powerful brand of populist politics – done “UK-style”.
At the last general election, held on Dec 12, 2019, former prime minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives were runaway winners with 365 seats, with Labour on 202. The Scottish National Party won ...