Very bullish and effervescent Boris Johnson with a big majority to play with. This is our election special. Good afternoon. You join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as Prime Minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. The tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting Buckingham Palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. Overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. He now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. With this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong
Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
A possible truce with a phase by phase deal that includes sanctions for the. Low low from the r. To International World news center in moscow this friday night 13th of december welcome to us just to 9 pm here in moscow 6 in the early evening when the u. K. Still im kevin 0 with a half round up on its the big vote in britain that were starting with 1st of all its the story of the day Boris Johnsons conservative Party Winning a resoundingly majority after a strong showing in the historic general election in britain tonight hes urging the bricks and healing to begin to bring closure to years of acrimony he says the Prime Minister says it gives him a powerful mandate to finally bring home breaks it thats been such a loop in his repertoire isnt it in this whole campaign bring bricks in the meantime. Vision parties theyre both looking for new leaders tonight labor suffered a series of humiliating defeat and. Leader Jeremy Corbyn says indeed hes not going to lead labor into the next election
After 8 am in San Francisco 11 pm and 7 in the evening right here in moscow this friday december 13th welcome to international. Boris Johnsons Conservative Party has won a result ending majority after a strong showing in britains historic general election the Prime Minister sees it gives him a powerful monday to the finally bring home breaks it is for the opposition parties while theyre both seeking new leaders labor suffered a series of humiliating defeat and leader german korman says he will know its lead labor into the next election for the liberal democrats their head joe swinson even lost her seats the Party Leaders reacted to a historic night in whispers. A bride to say that members of our new one nation government a peoples government will sit tight from constituencies that have never returned a conservative m. P. For 100 years and yes they will have an overwhelming mandate from this election to get it done and we will honor that mandate by general the 31st will not lead the par
Welcome to a town of first time tories. Work around the clock to repay your wrexham has never returned a conservative mp before. Trust and to deliver on your for most of a century it stuck priorities with a parliament that works for you. With labour through thick and thin. A very different story for labour austerity bit hard here but it has asJeremy Corbyn leads his party turned its back on the party to its worst election performance and gone from red to blue. Since the 1930s. He says he will stand for liam, it was all down but not yet. About delivering brexit. Get it done. The responsible thing to do is not we should be an independent country. We should be moving forward, to walk away from the whole thing looking at different things. Andi to walk away from the whole thing and i will not do that. I will stay onwards and upwards, i say here until there is somebody elected others lacked faith to succeed to me and i will step in labours leader. Down at that point. For pam, he was the else