Analysis: A simple message, changing behavior by voters and Brexit fatigue propelled British PM Johnson and the Conservatives to a big win.
The lifelong socialist will be remembered for leading Labour away from being a center-left political force that won three elections under Tony Blair, to a radical left-wing party that called for a socialist economic transformation.
While he is popular among the party faithful — membership swelled under him — many of his parliamentary colleagues vehemently opposed him. “The Conservatives had a huge advantage in that Boris Johnson was fighting the most unpopular opposition leader we’ve seen since polling began,” Bale said. “You can’t ... hope to win a mandate if you have a leader seen as widely seen as unpatriotic, as weak, as incompetent and as indecisive, and indeed as soft on terrorism and anti-Semitic.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is greeted by the Queen's Equerry-in-Waiting as he arrives at Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II on Friday.The Conservatives have promised to finalize this deal by the end of 2020, but it’s a tortuous and complex process that normally takes years. Johnson may have to extend the transition period, angering the Brexit-voting public and many of his own lawmakers, or quickly sign a deal that submits to the E.U.’s demands.
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