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Exit poll indicates Tories on course for large majority
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Exit poll indicates Tories on course for large majority

    The Conservatives have won the general election and Boris Johnson will enjoy a commanding House of Commons majority, the broadcasters' exit poll suggests. The poll conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Sky News, the BBC and ITV News - forecasts the Tories will win 368 seats, with Labour on 191 seats, the SNP on 55 seats and the Liberal Democrats on 13 seats. To form a majority government in the Commons, a party needs to win more than 325 seats. The exit poll suggests Labour are set for a hugely disappointing night, with the party forecast to secure their lowest number of seats for decades. The exit poll numbers would give Prime Minister Boris Johnson a Commons majority of 86, vindicating his decision to push for a winter election. It also puts the UK on course to ...