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What is a "supermajority"?

ѿý Verify's Tom Edgington breaks down the Conservatives' warning about a “supermajority”, which they claim will make it harder to hold Labour to account.

Some polls suggest Labour could win big – very big.

So much so, the Conservatives have been warning about a “supermajority”, which they claim will make it harder to hold Labour to account. Indeed, the prime minister has posted about it on social media several times.

But what does a supermajority mean? Tom Edgington from ѿý Verify takes a look.

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