Brexit Brief: Conservative Party slumps to fifth place in U.K. euro-election polls

Britain is going to the polls for the third time in five years in a general election intended to break the deadlock over Brexit. The Dec. 12 vote is a huge gamble for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party. That’s because hard-t.....»»

Sterling hit 2-1/2-year highs versus the euro on Thursday, on growing confidence that next week's election will give the Conservative Party the parliamentary majority it needs to deliver Brexit. David Pollard reports......»»

Former first lady Margarita Zavala said she is withdrawing her candidacy for the July 1 presidential election, giving a likely boost to Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party, who polls say is in second place, ahead of a Sunday debate......»»

Getty Exclusive: The Liberal Democrats are expecting to hoover up anti-Brexit votes and finish second in Thursday's by-election in Lewisham East. Canvassing seen by Business Insider suggests Sir Vince Cable's party is going to leapfrog the Conservative.....»»

Stock markets and sterling gained on Friday as U.S.-China trade hopes and an election win for Britain's Brexit-backing Conservative Party cleared two of the clouds on the global investment horizon......»»

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson skipped the summit because of an election on Thursday in which his Conservative Party won a landslide victory......»»

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won Britain’s crunch election and gained a decisive majority as voters backed his pledge to “get Brexit done.”.....»»

Boris Johnson is set to become the prime minister of the U.K. again, as his Conservative and Unionist Party has won the general elections with.....»»

Stocks rose and the pound gained on Friday as the prospect of a China-U.S. trade deal and an election victory for Britain's Brexit-backing Conservative Party cleared two of the darkest clouds on the global investment horizon......»»

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won Britain’s crunch election and gained a solid majority as voters backed his pledge to get Brexit done......»»

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won Britain’s crunch election and gained a solid majority as voters backed his pledge to get Brexit done......»»

FEEDEarly election exit polls are predicting a huge majority win for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party…click here to watch this short video clip. The British pound has jumped on this news, as s.....»»

Markets Insider The pound surged as much as 2.1% against the dollar after exit polls showed a Conservative majority in the 2019 UK election.  Official UK exit polls.....»»

Traders reassured by the prospect of a Conservative Party majority coming out of Thursday’s U.K. election might worry about the renewed Brexit uncertainty it would entail......»»

GBP/USD underpinned by UK election polls; Conservative Party surpasses 40%. Cable keeps the positive tone, key resistance seen at 1.3012. 0 read more.....»»

Boris Johnson's Former Lover Warns She Will "No Longer Keep His Secrets" Even with polls showing his conservative party with a plurality as high as 44% ahead of next month's election, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is strugglin.....»»

The next twist in the three-year fight over Brexit could be an early general election. For Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- whose Conservative Party lacks a majority in the House of Commons -- rolling.....»»

The next twist in the three-year fight over Brexit could be an early general election. For Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- whose Conservative Party lacks a majority in the House of Commons -- rolling.....»»

The next twist in the three-year fight over Brexit could be an early general election. For Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- whose Conservative Party lacks a majority in the House of Commons -- rolling.....»»

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday continued to attack both the idea of Brexit and the ruling Conservative Party, which may take the U.K. out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without an agreed deal......»»