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Conservatives gain enough seats for outright majority in UK Parliament | Conservatives gain enough seats for outright majority in UK Parliament |
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The Conservative Party scored a decisive win in the UK general election in what could be their best result in decades. Meanwhile Labour had a disappointing night, losing big. | |
The Tories have passed the majority threshold as of Friday morning, with votes still counting. BBC puts the ruling party’s result at 344 seats; the Labour seems to have won 201, trailing far behind their Conservative rivals. | |
The overwhelming victory means that Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a mandate to "get Brexit done" and lead the UK out of the European Union next month. | |
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