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Under The Blues Tories Take Third Term, SNP Take Scotland, Liberals Take Beating, UKIP Take Clacton, Miliband Takes a Break ...
The UK election has returned the Conservatives with a slender majority of 12 seats. With most polls predicting a hung parliament and discussions of parliamentary coalitions already underway, Thursday’s results left the Tories smiling like their Cheshire outposts, but with many analysts questioning the consequences of the ‘divided Britain’ left in its wake. The SNP all but wiped out Labour and Liberal opposition in Scotland, and UKIP supporters may be left feeling their far stronger percentage of the national vote should have resulted in greater representation than the one seat the held in Clacton. David Cameron was also quick to raise Britain’s national status as a member of the European Union. His acceptance speech on being returned in his own constituency reinforced the commitment to undertake a membership referendum during this parliament. Meanwhile Ed Miliband, the now resigned leader of the Labour party has decided to take a break away from it all, perhaps surprisingly choosing Cameron’s own holiday favourite, and he is currently holidaying in Ibiza. More on the UK elections on page2.