UK associations respond to election results

Industry associations welcome Britain's new government, with prime minister Boris Johnson returning to office at the head of a Conservative majority administration

News By IQ | 13 December 2019

Prime minister Boris Johnson has the largest majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987 © Velislav Nikolov (EU2018BG)/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The major UK music industry associations have given their verdict on yesterday (13 December)’s general election, which saw the Conservative party under Boris Johnson win the largest majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987.

Johnson’s victory also ends the deadlock in parliament over the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union, with ‘Brexit’ now almost certain to go ahead as planned on 31 January 2020.

Michael Dugher, the outgoing CEO of umbrella organisation UK Music, congratulates the new government on…

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