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Message from the Chairman: Divisive Johnson, improbable Corbyn
Friday 13 December 2019 – Vol.10 Ed.50.4
Commentary: Divisive Johnson, improbable Corbyn
By David Marsh in London
Britain will leave the EU at breakneck speed following a sweeping Conservative victory in yesterday’s election, ending three and a half years of Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Boris Johnson – just weeks after suffering a series of parliamentary setbacks – becomes the Conservatives’ most dominant prime minister since Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. In the 650-seat House of Commons, Johnson’s party finished more than 160 seats ahead of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, which slumped to its worst result since 1935.
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