John Oliver was right &mdash; the Conservative Party just faced an epic wipeout at the polls

John Oliver was right — the Conservative Party just faced an epic wipeout at the polls

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It's not quite the "extinction-level event for the Tories" that John Oliver predicted, but the Conservative Party did suffer a bitter defeat in Thursday's UK general election.

John Oliver was right — the Conservative Party just faced an epic wipeout at the polls

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