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Britain's Labour Party was on course to win a landslide election victory, according to an exit poll published Thursday night, as voters appeared set to hand its leader, Keir Starmer, one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in British history.
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Exit polls from today's parliamentary elections in Britain suggest a landslide victory for the Labour Party over the Conservative Party. The results mean that Britain will get a new prime minister. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports. -
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