UK election result 2017: explained (Channel 4 News | special programme)

It was expected to deliver the Tories an increased majority – but this election has brought about a hung Parliament.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy presents a one hour special edition of Channel 4 News.


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Channel 4 News is the news programme from UK Channel 4 television. Channel 4 is a British public-service free-to-air television network headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom. The channel was established in 1982 to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and the single commercial broadcasting network ITV.

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