Tories win landslide majority in 'disappointing' election for Labour

Biggest victory since Margaret Thatcher

Anna Fedorova
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After a tumultuous few weeks of campaigning, the Conservative party won their largest majority since Margaret Thatcher's 1987 victory in last night’s General Election, while Labour is facing its worst defeat since 1935.

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