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Labour Crushed In Devastating UK Election Loss... Miliband Steps Down... 'I'm Truly Sorry I Did Not Succeed'... Polls Grossly Overstated Support... Conservatives Win Outright Majority... Cameron Returning To Power… Scottish Nationalists Pull Off Landslide, But May Be Denied Seat At Table... More Fallout: Liberal Dem Leader Gone... Far-Right Wing Party Fizzles, Leader Resigns...

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