The UK is now in a brave new world of post–May 7 2015 election politics. This is an environment that is likely to be defined more by what happens in Scotland and Brussels than the traditional Tory-Labour rivalry. Consequently, Prime Minister David Cameron’s second term may be one of the UK’s most historic, considering the risks to national unity.
The Tories won close to 37 percent of the popular vote and an outright majority of 331 seats out of 650. Their main rival, Ed Miliband’s Labour Party, suffered its worst defeat in almost 30 years, finishing 99 seats behind the Conservatives.
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