The UK Election, Blow-By-Blow

Midnight ESTWhat a night it has been. With around a hundred seats left to declare, Boris Johnson and the Conservative party are on target for a majority of about 70 seats–the party’s best result since Margaret Thatcher in 1987. Their vote share will be around 45 per cent—its best since the 1970s.Labour in contrast looks […]

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