When was the last UK general election, and what happened?

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When was the last UK general election, and what happened?
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The 2019 general election took place against the backdrop of Brexit deadlock

on Monday, he said it is “possible to win the election”, before adding it is “not the most likely outcome”, saying: “I’m a realist.”

The news comes days after a new British Social Attitudes survey revealed that public trust and confidence in government and politicians is at a record low.Gillian Prior, interim chief executive of NatCen, said: “The last four years of parliament have left their imprint on public opinion.to immigration, from inequality to tax and spend, people’s attitudes have been affected by the experience of a pandemic, a cost of living crisis, and political turmoil.

Theresa May, who had taken over from David Cameron following his 2016 resignation in response to the Brexit referendum result, stepped down in July 2019 following her party’s poor performance in the European Parliament election that year.Mr Johnson campaigned under the slogan “Get Brexit Done” and promised that the UK would leave the European Union by January 2020.resulted in the Jewish Labour Movement announcing it would not campaign for Labour.

It found that by September 2019, 67 per cent of voters disliked Mr Corbyn, while only 12 per cent liked him.within the party, Labour’s Brexit position and a perception of disunity that saw the defection of some MPs to the short-lived Independent Group. “And if that is the case, I am humbled that you have put your trust in me and that you have put your trust in us. And I, and we, will never take your support for granted.”He continued: “And I will make it my mission to work night and day, flat out, to prove you right in voting for me this time, and to earn your support in the future. And I say to you that in this election your voice has been heard and about time too,” he said, moving onto his party’s Brexit promise.

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