May 07 2010
Britain’s Hung Parliament: Labour Holds on, Tories Win Big, Lib Dems Lose
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British voters went to the polls yesterday to vote in a general election that was the tightest race in recent history. The latest reports suggest that Conservatives won 305 seats, compared to the ruling Labour Party’s 255, out of a total of 650 seats in Parliament. Since no party won an outright majority, the elections have resulted in …
British voters went to the polls yesterday to vote in a general election that was the tightest race in recent history. The latest reports suggest that Conservatives won 305 seats, compared to the ruling Labour Party’s 255, out of a total of 650 seats in Parliament. Since no party won an outright majority, the elections have resulted in …
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