UK General Election: Now that Boris Johnson is Back

Farida Adamu, December 26, 2019

Boris Johnson has been voted back into the UK House of Commons. On the 12th of December 2019, the United Kingdom voted in a general election, the third election in the European island since 2015. This time, the Conservative party won by a landslide majority in parliament.

The elections were triggered after parliament was found indecisive about Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed an election which will let Britons decide on Brexit or not, and parliament voted in favour of the elections. Now that PM Johnson’s return is inevitable, the debate on Brexit is expected to begin again.

Brexit is Now Closer than Ever

The most significant thing about Mr Boris Johnson’s win is that a no-deal Brexit has now been empowered as he now has the political capital to pull the UK out of the European Union in early 2020.

“This election means that getting Brexit done is now the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the British people. And in this election I think we put an end to all those little miserable threats of a second referendum,” he said in his victory speech.

Is a Trump Alliance a Good Idea?

This victory has also strengthened Boris Johnson’s ” Special Relationship” with President Donald Trump, who was recently impeached.

“Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN! Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT. This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal that could be made with the E.U. Celebrate Boris!” Trump published on his Twitter account after Boris Johnson’s victory. Britain will also be looking to do trade deals with Australia and India.

The Election in Numbers

The Conservative party won the highest number of seats in parliament with a coverage of 365 while the Labour party had 202. The Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) and Alliance Party returned to the House of Commons for the first time since 2017 and 2015 respectively.

A Clear Message for Labor

This is the fourth time the party has lost an election in a decade and only one of its leaders, Tony Blair, has triumphed at the polls in over 40 years

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