For Johnson, whose 20-week tenure in power has been marked by chaotic scenes in parliament and stark division on the streets over Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union, victory in Thursday's contest was vindication.
"I think this will turn out to be a historic election that gives us now, in this new government, the chance to respect the democratic will of the British people," Johnson said after winning his seat of Uxbridge.US President Donald Trump said it was"looking like a big win for Boris".Labour were forecast to win 203 seats, the worst result for the party since 1935, after offering voters a second referendum and the most radical socialist government in generations.
Sterling soared and was on course for one of its biggest one-day gains in the past two decades. The pound hit a 19-month high of $1.3516 versus the dollar and its strongest levels against the euro since shortly after the 2016 Brexit referendum.After nearly four years of Brexit debate that has riven the United Kingdom, deadlocked parliament and shocked allies, a majority will allow Johnson to lead the United Kingdom out of the club it first joined in 1973.
"The bigger the Tory majority of course the less influence over this the ERG and Eurosceptics will have," said Brexit party leader Nigel Farage."It will be called Brexit but it won't really be."Johnson called the first Christmas election since 1923 to break what he said was the paralysis of Britain's political system after more than three years of crisis over Brexit.
Results showed Johnson's strategy had successfully breached Labour's so-called"Red Wall" of seats across the Brexit-supporting areas of the Midlands and northern England where he cast his political foes as the out-of-touch enemies of Brexit.
Some sanity over on that mud island.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »
D-Day for Boris Johnson as Britain heads to the pollsOpinion polls say the prime minister is on track to win a majority — but he remains a polarising figure he can't be worse than CyrilRamaphosa , that's for sure
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »
Exit polls shows Boris Johnson’s Tories to win a majorityWhile a majority will allow Johnson to lead the UK out of the club it first joined in 1973, Brexit is far from over
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »