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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown walking down a hallway with staff applauding on either side.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31.

Britain speeds toward Brexit as Johnson wins large majority in election

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