Britain votes in a crucial general election this week, with latest opinion polls showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked in a tight battle to win a majority - here is an outline of the possible outcomes
But what seemed like a comfortable lead a few days ago now looks more precarious following the release of a major new survey on Tuesday.The YouGov poll indicated the expected Conservative majority would be slashed from 68 seats to 28 since the last survey at the end of November, with a hung parliament now within the margin of error.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn going head to head in the BBC Election Debate.In 2017, the Conservatives won 317 seats and went on to govern after striking a deal with Northern Ireland's 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs. The Conservatives are still expected to win the most seats and, as incumbent, Mr Johnson would remain prime minister and get first crack at striking a deal with opposition parties, either to join a formal coalition or for them to agree to back him on crucial votes in an informal pact.
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