Ultimately, this was a Brexit election.
The British electorate had to choose between Conservative Party Led by Boris Johnson, who promised to deliver Brexit by January 31, 2020 if he won a majority, and Labour Party Led by Jeremy Corbyn who wanted to negotiate a new Brexit deal and then grant a new EU referendum.
This was their opportunity to break the logjam and give a new direction to British polity. While it is likely that Brexit would be expedited now, other difficult questions might raise their head.
After the results, Scottish National Party leader and Scotland First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, underlined that Scotland had sent a “very clear message” that it did not want a Boris Johnson Conservative government and the PM did not have a mandate to take Scotland out of the EU
It was also a “strong endorsement” for Scotland having a choice over its own future in another independence referendum, she added.
So, even as the British public has sent out a signal that it wants the Brexit turmoil to end, and end fast, the UK’s political future remains a matter of contestation.
Boris Johnson may have won big, but his travails are far from over as new challenges mount.
The SNP headed by Nicola Sturgeon has won 48 out of the 59 seats in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP secured 45% of the vote in this election - 8.1% more than in the last in 2017, when it won 35 seats.
It was their second best result after 2015 when it got 56 seats
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