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By Joe Mayes and Kitty Donaldson

December 12, 2020 at 5:00 AM UTC

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As U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls to compromise in order to secure a trade deal with the European Union, one thing above all is limiting his room to move: the Conservative Party.