The U.K. elections have resulted in the Conservative Party holding over 55% of the seats in the new parliament. That will likely lead Prime Minister Boris Johnson to bring the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill to Parliament by the end of the year, averting a so-called hard Brexit (i.e. without a customs deal) and starting the clock for completing a trade deal with the EU by Jan. 31, 2021. An extension to the negotiating period is possible, but would require Johnson to break a pre-election commitment. Post-Brexit deal making with non-EU states was a major reason for Conservative support fo...