I'm Dreaming of a Light Christmas wrote:Can someone give a two second rundown on what this election is? I'm Irish and have been living under a rock but I'm assuming it's something Brexit related?
It was a UK general election, it decides who the government of the UK will be. The Conservative party (Tories) did not have a majority (e.g. control of Parliament) after the 2017 election and so could be blocked by the other parties. To solve that, the Tories called an election. Boris Johnson's Tory party won a big victory and will now be free to do pretty much anything they want. They want Brexit to happen and it will now happen and under their terms (with EU agreement of course if there is any deal).
Remaining in the EU is no longer an option for the UK as Johnson will take us out. How he takes us out is still to be decided, but for left wing, liberal and Remain supporters in the UK it is a very dark day.