BREAKING: BorisJohnson is on course to win the British general election in a thumping victory that would seal the demise of polarising Labour leader jeremycorbyn and secure the UK’s departure from the EU, an exitpoll shows Brexit
The full result should be clear by mid-afternoon Australian time once the verdict is delivered in crucial seats in middle and northern England that traditionally vote Labour but strongly support Brexit.
The Prime Minister holds his seat by just 5034 votes and is being targeted by a 'tactical vote' campaign that would see Liberal Democrats swing their support behind Johnson's nearest rival, Labour's Ali Milani, in a bid to unseat the Conservative leader.A Conservative Party victory will set the clock on the UK's departure from the European Union.
Negotiations on a new post-Brexit free trade deal between Canberra and London will resume almost immediately. Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has indicted he hopes to secure agreement "within months if not weeks".
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