politics
U.K. election results mark "historic shift in British politics," Trump ally Farage says as big parties reel
London — The United Kingdom's governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservative Party, which together have dominated British politics and seated every prime minister for more than 100 years, both took a gut punch in a major round of local elections on Thursday.
TL;DR
- The Labour Party experienced a significant defeat in local elections.
- The Conservative Party also took a major blow in the same elections.
- These two parties have dominated British politics for over a century.