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‘At least it’s not the Tories’: UK vote rain, indifference, surprises

"At least it's not the Tories," my neighbour replies, shielding herself from the rain with an umbrella. Many in the United Kingdom reacted this way on Friday following the Labour Party's landslide election victory or, more precisely, the Conservatives' defeat. Experts predict that voter turnout will be the lowest in more than 20 years, indicating that many people have given up on the political system.