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Country out of the european union heads for a decisive victory. nbcs bill neely is in london. >> reporter: the most decisive election in a generation ends with a clear exit poll prediction. >> a large conservative majority. >> reporter: if true, it means boris johnson will lead britain, as well as his dog, and lead it out of the european union. johnson determined to get brexit done it was the brexit election, a bitter angry campaign. johnson often avoiding media questions. >> ill be with you in ...

Sometimes very communist, sometimes played with the communist regimes, really havent gone away, but in some places, some ways have solidified their controls over the economy and over parliament. so theres a building disaffection with populism. its true. but also with the sense that the old elites have never really given up power. >> mmm-hmm. stephen erlinger, we always appreciate your insights and well continue to follow what happens there in the czech republic. thank you. >> thanks, natalie. ...

Politics were chaotic, you give us hope, ellen barry, that its even more complicated in britain. thank you so much. >> well have to see. youre welcome. up next, the always inciteful "new york times" columnist david brooks with great ideas but this time of a personal nature. a terrific conversation when we come back. miles at the end of your first year. youll match my miles? yeah! mile for mile! and no blackout dates or annual fee. nice! i was thinking about taking a scuba diving trip! i love t...

Trying to compensate by winning over hard liners. >> then she calls for new election thinking this will give herman data and that doesnt work. >> not only did it not work, she turned out to be a dismal campaigner. the party had to govern as a minority party in coalition. she took a bad hand she was dealt and played it very badly. and she really made two important pivots at the 11th hour of the process. one of them was to reach across the aisle and try work with labor, centrists in labor to cobbl...

Overcompensate by winning over her hard liners. >> then he calls a new election thinking that will give her a man did, and that doesnt really work. >> not only did it not work, she turned out to be a dismal campaigner and the conservative party lost its governing majority and had to govern as a minority party in coalition. she took a bad hand she was dealt and played it very badly. she made two important pivots at the 11th hour of the process. one of them was to reach across the aisle and try to...

That she just didnt gain anything, and she lost her core constituents. >> the big message, the big lesson to me, ellen, is that at the end of the day, the tory party is now dominated by people who really do want to leave europe. in other words, mays strategy was to confront them with the bitter medicine that we might just have to jump off this cliff. and essentially theyre saying fine, lets jump off. lets have a hard brexit. thats better than any of these softer variations. >> right. but its imp...

The e.u. is a humiliating deal for great britain and parliament rejected this deal 118 conservative mps voted against it. the prime minister has to declare that shes going to move forward with a no deal and declare that once brexit is implemented in march, that she will step down in favor of a new conservative prime minister that will lead britain in the brexit era. this is a prime minister that is living on borrowed time in downey street. her support is eroding by the day. we do need to have ne...

Triggered a no confidence vote in parliament. tonights vote may determine her future to remain the head of her party. lets bring in nile gardiner the director of the margaret thatcher center at the heritage foundation. she is putting out a big warning there to those who want her out. what the implications are for the future of brexit. what would the fallout be if she is voted out? >> well, if theresa may is voted out there will be a leadership contest within the conservative party and youll see ...

Now in what could be one of the closest general elections the nation has ever seen. and the results of todays vote are likely to reshape the countrys politics dramatically. nbcs jim meseda is live in londo london. can you tell us how things are going and how people feel about this? >> reporter: it all comes down to this. 44 million brittons could cast their votes for hundreds of parliament seats. but just who will lead britain for these troubled times may not be known for weeks. what was to be a...