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Britain's election is over – so what does it all mean?

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imageFive more years: David Cameron returns to Number 10 Downing Street.EPA/Andy Rain

After months of predictions from politicians of all parties, media pundits and academic experts that the UK was heading for its second consecutive hung parliament, the voters delivered a truly stunning verdict.

An exit poll released when the polls closed predicted a...

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Explainer: how political parties choose their leaders

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imageNigel Farage might re-contest the UKIP leadership.Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

The Conservatives’ convincing victory in the general election has simplified the post-election arithmetic in parliament. There will be no coalitions or minority administrations and so the Conservatives’ principal opponents are no longer relevant to the...

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