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The campaign to stop Brexit is over and Britain is heading for another decade of Conservative dominance
1 month ago | By Business Insider
The official exit poll points to a huge majority for Boris Johnson's Conservative Party
Johnson is on course to win the party's biggest parliamentary majority for decades with the opposition Labour party on course for its worst result in a century.
The result, if borne out, will give Johnson the freedom to radically change Britain's future outside the EU.
It kills off any prospect of Britain's exit from the EU being prevented.
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The official exit poll published on Thursday evening suggests that Boris Johnson is on course for the largest...
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be headed for majority in British election
1 month ago | By NY Daily News
Britain appeared to hand Prime Minister Boris Johnson a majority in the country's Thursday election, likely guaranteeing the country's exit from the European Union. Johnson's Conservative Party was on track win an overall majority of 86 in the House of Commons, according to an early exit poll for...
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UK's Labour leadership will decide on future once results in-McDonnell
1 month ago | By National Post
LONDON - Labour Party finance minister John McDonnell said his and leader Jeremy Corbyn's future would be decided once the British election results were in, after the exit poll forecast a big victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives.
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The pound is soaring after UK election exit polls show Boris Johnson's Conservative party won a big majority
1 month ago | By Business Insider
The pound surged as much as 2.1% against the dollar after exit polls showed a Conservative majority in the 2019 UK election.
Official UK exit polls published on Thursday evening showed a big majority for Boris Johnson's Tories.
Official election results will start to come in from midnight.
Pound traders cheered the certainty of the outcome, and a Tory win would give Boris Johnson a clear Brexit mandate.
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PM Johnson heads for Brexit election win
1 month ago | By National Post
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win Thursday's election, giving him the numbers in parliament needed to pass his Brexit divorce deal next month, according to an exit poll on Thursday.
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British PM Johnson to win a majority of 86 - exit poll
1 month ago | By National Post
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win a majority of 86 seats in Britain's election, giving him the numbers in parliament he needs to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, an exit poll indicated on Thursday.
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After exit poll, UK's Labour says it is too early to call election result
1 month ago | By National Post
LONDON - It is too early to call the result of Thursday's election, a spokesperson for Britain's opposition Labour Party said, after an exit poll forecast Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives would win a large majority.
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Boris Johnson's Conservative Party Is on Course For Landmark Victory In U.K. Election, Exit Poll Says
1 month ago | By Time
Boris Johnson is on course for an emphatic victory in the U.K. election held Thursday, after the BBC's exit poll showed the Prime Minister's Conservative Party would win 368 seats in Parliament, with a large majority of approximately 86, and a mandate to fulfil its campaign pledge of “Getting Brexit Done.”
The result predicts a dismal result for the Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn, giving them just 191 seats compared to 262 in 2017.
The result, however, could change as votes are counted as the night goes on. Most seats are expected to be confirmed by around 6 a.m. local time, or 1 a.m...
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U.K. election exit poll: Boris Johnson on course to win
1 month ago | By Politico
Exit poll predicts a majority for the Conservatives.
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Exit polls suggest Johnson's Conservatives set to win majority in once-in-a-generation election
1 month ago | By RT
Exit polls are indicating that Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will secure a decisive majority in what was Britain's third general election in six years and seen as the most important vote in a generation.
The Conservatives have been forecast to win 368 seats - a majority of over 80 - with Labour suffering major losses and down to only 191 seats.
The election has been described as the “dirtiest” ever in terms of shady campaign tactics. It has also been one in which some major national issues have faded into the background as the unresolved Brexit dilemma still hangs over the UK.
So...
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