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What next for the UK?

The Prime Minister's core campaign message was simple: "Get Brexit done." It worked.

The Prime Minister's core message during the campaign was simple: "Get Brexit done." It worked, with the Conservative Party enjoying its widest margin of victory since its win under Margaret Thatcher in 1987. The United Kingdom now appears set to leave the European Union by the end of January. The opposition Labour Party, meanwhile, had a historically poor showing in the polls, while nationalist parties made gains in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Dan Damon and a panel of expert guests discuss the big challenges ahead for Boris Johnson following his historic win.

(Photo: Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London on Friday after visiting Buckingham Palace, where he was given permission to form the next government during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Credit: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Will Tanner - Former advisor to former British Prime Minister, Theresa May
Sonia Sodha - Former senior policy adviser to former Labour leader, Ed Miliband
Tim Bale - Professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London
Stefanie Bolzen - London-based correspondent for German newspaper, Die Welt 

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arriving back at 10 Downing Street by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

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  • Fri 13 Dec 2019 18:06GMT
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  • Sat 14 Dec 2019 00:06GMT
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  • Sat 14 Dec 2019 03:06GMT
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  • Sat 14 Dec 2019 04:06GMT
    ±«Óătv World Service except Americas and the Caribbean

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