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12 December 2019

The 2019 general election – as it happened!

Boris Johnson wins substantial majority as Labour and the Liberal Democrats suffer major defeats - as it happened.

By New Statesman Politics Desk

The broadcaster's exit poll results projected on the outside of the BBC building in London shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party predicted to win 368 seats and a majority (L) and Jeremy Corbyn's opposition Labour Party to win 191 seats, as the ballots begin to be counted in the general election on December 12, 2019. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

 

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