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    Boris Johnson has vowed to repay the trust of former Labour supporters whose votes helped deliver him victory in the General Election. The Prime Minister made a symbolic visit to Tony Blair’s old Sedgefield constituency in County Durham which fell to the Tories on Thursday night to pledge his commitment to spreading opportunity across the country. We believe in giving opportunity to everyone, he told a crowd of cheering supporters and newly-elected MPs from the region packed into the local cricket club. We believe that talent is evenly distributed throughout our country, but opportunity is unfairly distributed. We are going to rectify that as a One Nation Conservative government, as a people’s government, that is what we are going to do. Sedgefield was one of a s...

    The most powerful British leader since Tony Blair, Boris Johnson can steamroll Parliament for the next five years in pursuit of his agenda. The same goes for chief aide Dominic Cummings, who will exert greater influence over British national life than ever before. BBC beware and for that matter, Channel 4, civil servants and the Supreme Court. The Conservatives begin a fourth term in office with a staggeringly large majority, beyond their wildest expectations, restoring the party to the dominance it enjoyed in the late 1980s. None of this guarantees easy times ahead, since no previous postwar government has had to grapple with redefining Britain’s place in the world, brokering new trading rules and security co-operation, trying to protect the United Kingdom from th...

    Hundreds of protesters have descended on the capital in the wake of Boris Johnson's election victory. A heavy police presence was seen close to the Cenotaph in Whitehall, which was cordoned off as clashes broke out. Demonstrators carrying placards with the slogans No to Boris Johnson, No to Racism and Defy Tory Rule cried out 'Oh Jeremy Corbyn' and let off red smoke flares during angry protests. They travelled down Whitehall before moving towards Millbank and Horseferry Road, shouting "the people, united, we will never be defeated". Police were overheard shouting "box them in" as they tried to contain the crowds with a cordon.

    Jeremy Corbyn has said he is very sad at the election result and suggested he will step down in the early part of next year, but insisted he has pride in the manifesto. The Labour leader gave a short statement in which he did not apologise to the 60 Labour MPs who lost their seats or acknowledge any responsibility for the party suffering its worst result since 1935. I have pride in our manifesto that we put forward and all our policies we put forward that actually had huge public support on issues of universal credit, the green industrial revolution and investment for the future, he said. But this election was taken over ultimately by Brexit and we as a party represent people who vote remain and leave, my whole strategy was to reach out beyond the Brexit divide to ...

    Jo Swinson has apologised to the Liberal Democrats for a dismal election in which she lost her seat and the party slipped to 11 MPs, but said she did not regret fighting on a defiantly pro-remain platform. Naming some of the MPs ejected as her party lost 10 of its pre-election tally of 21, including the Brexit spokesman, Tom Brake, and all the recent defectors from the Conservatives and Labour, Swinson said: I’m so sorry I couldn’t get them re-elected. In a speech to party activists, Swinson said she had been an unapologetic voice of remain in this election. The stance prompted some criticism inside the Lib Dems, notably the pledge to revoke Brexit without a second referendum if the party won a majority. Obviously it hasn’t worked, Swinson said. And I, like you, am...

    Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that he will step down as Labour leader in the early part of next year. In the wake of his party’s resounding general election defeat, which prompted Mr Corbyn to say he will not lead Labour into another general election, he was asked about his timetable to leave. The Labour leader replied: The National Executive will have to meet, of course, in the very near future and it is up to them. It will be in the early part of next year. Mr Corbyn added: This election was ultimately taken over by Brexit and we as a party represent people who voted both Remain and Leave. My whole strategy was to reach out beyond the Brexit divide to try and bring people together, because ultimately the country has to come together. When asked what went wrong, Mr C...

    The Conservatives have won the general election and Boris Johnson will enjoy a commanding House of Commons majority, the broadcasters' exit poll suggests. The poll conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Sky News, the BBC and ITV News - forecasts the Tories will win 368 seats, with Labour on 191 seats, the SNP on 55 seats and the Liberal Democrats on 13 seats. To form a majority government in the Commons, a party needs to win more than 325 seats. The exit poll suggests Labour are set for a hugely disappointing night, with the party forecast to secure their lowest number of seats for decades. The exit poll numbers would give Prime Minister Boris Johnson a Commons majority of 86, vindicating his decision to push for a winter election. It also puts the UK on course to ...

    The presidential nature of a campaign dominated by the leaders of the two largest parties has been illuminated by research that also reveals how Labour and the Conservatives have hidden away senior figures deemed to be embarrassing or off message. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn appeared in 31.7% and 26.9% of media coverage analysed by researchers, while the third most prominent figure to feature was the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell. The research suggests a huge focus across the media on a small number of leading figures, with the top 10 on the list accounting for 93% of total coverage. By contrast, the campaign’s “invisible” men and women – who were relegated to taking selfies on the election trail or rallying constituency parties – include cabinet ministers ...

    Britain’s political leaders set out their stalls to i readers as millions of voters deliver their verdict on their parties’ rival policy platforms following a tense and fractious election battle. The party leaders criss-crossed the UK on the final day of campaigning in an attempt to win over some of the estimated six million people wavering over how to vote. The outcome of the election could have a profound impact on the nation’s future direction as Boris Johnson has vowed to “get Brexit done” next month if he remains in Downing Street. An SNP advance would also reinvigorate calls for a second Scottish independence referendum. The final burst of campaign activity followed a shock poll suggesting that Britain could be heading for another hung parliament because Labo...