Conservative landslide at UK's Brexit election; Trump's ratings rise on strong US economy
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Led by Boris Johnson, the Conservatives won 56% of the vote and will have an 80-seat majority.AAP/EPA/ VIckie Flores
At the December 12 UK election, the Conservatives won 365 of the 650 House of Commons seats (up 48 since the 2017 election), Labour 202 (down 60), the Scottish National Party (SNP) 48 (up 13) and the Liberal Democrats 11 (down one)....
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