The exit poll, a survey of thousands of voters that has been accurate in recent years, was released soon after voting stations around the U.K. closed at 10 p.m. London time. The result of the election will have a decisive effect on the direction that Brexit takes, three-and-a-half years since the U.K.’s referendum on EU membership. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit divorce deal has been agreed in principle by the U.K. Parliament, but is yet to be fully ratified by lawmakers. There has been deep divisions over the deal on offer, and how close the U.K. should stay aligned to the EU after its departure from the ... (full story)