The scale of the Conservative victory in Britain's election makes the UK's exit from the EU all but inevitable - but could lead to a softer split, analysts said on Friday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party secured its biggest majority in parliament since the heyday of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s in Thursday's election...

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