Editor’s picks election special: December 13th 2019

<p>A UK election special featuring a selection of three essential articles from our coverage of the night, read aloud. <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/12/13/victory-for-boris-johnsons-all-new-tories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victory</a> for Boris Johnson’s all-new Tories. Why not to expect the <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/12/13/jeremy-corbyns-crushing-defeat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> to move back to the centre quickly (08:50). And, why <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/12/13/why-markets-surged-after-the-tory-victory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">markets surged</a> after the Conservative victory (16:31)</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/70db62bd-d811-45e0-8be8-60e3861944fe/www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>