LONDON—Fresh from a decisive electoral victory, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to move quickly to take Britain out of the European Union, while promising to deliver billions of pounds in public spending to consolidate the Conservative Party’s once-in-a-generation gains among working-class voters still hurting from the financial crisis. As Mr. Johnson basked in a historic victory that saw him win a majority of 80 seats in Parliament, attention quickly turned to what kind of vision he has for post-Brexit Britain after...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 13, 2019 11:27 UTC