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The post-war British election: when Boris Johnson asked for and got the mandate to 'get Brexit done'
LONDON (AP) The British next general elections The election is likely to result in a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the most important elections in the country since the end of World War II.
As the July 4 vote approaches, The Associated Press looks back at other landmark British elections since the war.
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When former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called an election in December 2019, it was essentially about one question: Brexit.
General elections in the United Kingdom are usually held in the spring or early summer. But in the fall of 2019, Johnson, newly appointed party leader, gambled on holding the election on December 12, a time when most people just want to get ready for Christmas and would rather think about anything but politics.
For Johnson, desperate times called for desperate measures. The June 23, 2016 referendum on Brexit, narrowly won by supporters of leaving the European Union, triggered a chaotic period in politics.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who campaigned for Britain to remain in the EU, resigned immediately after his party's defeat in the referendum.
His successor, Therese Maytried in vain to find a Brexit formula that would be supported by a majority in Parliament. Everyone seemed to have a different idea of the post-Brexit deal the UK should have with the EU, and the original departure date of March 2019 was postponed.
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Parliament was in chaos and Johnson, who succeeded Theresa May, promised he would deliver Brexit.
With Labour's Brexit policy unclear and its left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn deeply unpopular, Johnson's Conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987, under Margaret Thatcher. Labour recorded its worst election result in terms of seats since the 1930s.
Johnson prevailed largely because his message was clear, particularly in parts of the country that voted for Brexit but had voted Labour for decades. The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020.
The celebrations were short-lived, however, as a deadly coronavirus pandemic soon spread across the globe.
Boris Johnson was forced to resign in the summer of 2022 after being accused of lying to parliament about parties held in his Downing Street office while flouting lockdown orders. His successor Liz Truss’s 49-day term was even more chaotic after she unveiled unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets and sent borrowing costs soaring for homeowners.
It is a double legacy that their successor Rishi Sunak has had to deal with ahead of Thursday's election.
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