General election 2019: The election is over but the uncertainty remains

By Chloë McCulloch2019-12-18T06:00:00

Despite the 80-seat majority earned by Boris Johnson and the Conservatives, the construction industry awaits clarity on spending and Brexit

Boris Johnson hailed his election victory last week as a “new dawn” for the country, echoing his “sunlit uplands” optimism in the run-up to 2016’s referendum. And it did feel as if, metaphorically speaking, the construction industry heaved a collective sigh of relief on Friday at avoiding a hung parliament or, even worse in some people’s eyes, a Jeremy Corbyn-led government.

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