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Britain will leave the European Union on January 31 as planned, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises after winning a sweeping election victory. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is confident that his country's parliament would back a Brexit deal struck with the EU -- despite key allies coming out against it. SOUNDBITE
Brexit champion and leader of Reform UK Party Nigel Farage is announced to have won election to the UK parliament, in his eighth attempt, winning a seat for his upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party in Clacton. Farage's party appear to have split the Conservatives' right-wing vote, as exit polls predict a landslide victory for the Labour Party. IMAGES
People react as exit polls for the UK general election are projected onto the BBC's London headquarters, with the figures predicting a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party. Those gathered in the British capital cheer when projected Labour seat tally (410) is revealed and boo when the Reform UK tally (13) is shown. With the Conservatives predicted to win just 131 seats, the party could be on track for its worst defeat since the beginning of the 20th century. IMAGES
Londoners in a pub in the city centre watch as the exit polls for the UK general election are revealed, predicting a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party. Polling stations closed at 10:00 pm local time, with the survey for UK broadcasters suggesting tha tLabour would win 410 seats, with the ruling Conservatives left with just 131. IMAGES
Exit poll results projected on the exterior of the BBC's Broadcasting House show Keir Starmer's opposition Labour party on course for a landslide win in Britain's general election. The polls, announced by several UK broadcasters, signal the end of 14 years of Conservative rule, suggesting Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ruling Tories trailing on 131. The result would be the Conservatives' worst defeat since the beginning of the 20th century. IMAGES