Lesson #217

Boris Johnson storms to victory on a promise to ‘get Brexit done’

The UK's Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, won a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections on December 12 on the strength of its campaign promise to "get Brexit done." The Tories will have an 80-seat majority, their best election result since 1987, while the opposition Labour had its worst night since the 1930s. The result almost guarantees Britain will officially exit the EU on schedule by the end of January. Plus, learn what it means to have the wind at your back.