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Kind of blue: UK comes to terms with Tory election victory Nation remains divided with Boris Johnson calling for reconciliation, and Nicola Sturgeon demanding a vote on Scottish independenceBritain awoke on Friday morning to an electoral map that had turned an emphatic shade of Tory blue, and to a country as starkly divided as ever – this time into those delighted by a thumping Boris Johnson election victory and those despairing at the prospect of a rightwing Conservative government, a hard exit from the European Union and ever more pressing questions over the sustainability of the UK itself. Related: The Guardian view on the 2019 election result: a new political landscape | Editorial Continue reading... Go to Source

Johnson ascendant: your general election recap How the Tories prevailed – and Jeremy Corbyn came unstuckFrom the Tory landslide to what Labour must do now and a look at how the “red wall” crumbled, here is your recap from our general election coverage. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson pledges to prioritise NHS after election victory Prime minister wants ‘healing to begin’ after gamble on Brexit-focused election pays offLatest election news - live updatesBoris Johnson has said he wants to “let the healing begin” over Brexit, pitching himself as the prime minister of a one-nation government after winning the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher.Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the NHS would be his top priority in government, and that the country needed “a permanent break” from the issue of Brexit after three-and-a-half years of wrangling. Continue reading... Go to Source

Anywhere but Westminster: how Labour lost, and the hope that endures – video John Harris and John Domokos finish their election road trip with a rain-sodden journey to Milton Keynes alongside enthusiastic young Labour activists, followed by a repeat visit to Stoke-on-Trent - where they watch the party's working class vote collapse, the endpoint of a story Anywhere But Westminster has been tracing for 10 years. But in among the electoral rubble, they find overlooked signs of a better future Continue reading... Go to Source

Jeremy Corbyn 'very sad' at election defeat but feels proud of manifesto The Labour leader is under pressure to step down but did not give a timetable for departure Election reaction – live updatesJeremy 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 since its 2017 result or acknowledge any responsibility for the party suffering its worst result since 1935. Continue reading... Go to Source

Is this Conservative victory a one-hit Brexit wonder? Having won over Labour leave voters, the question is whether the Tories can keep themLatest election news - live updatesWhat is already filling Boris Johnson’s in-tray?It is an election that has, in many ways, left the country deeply divided, most obviously between big city and large town, between England and Wales on the one hand, and Scotland and to a lesser extent Northern Ireland on the other.The final swing from Labour to Conservative is around 4.6%, not quite as dramatic as Margaret Thatcher’s win in 1979 (5.2%) or even David Cameron’s in 2010 (5%) – and certainly nothing like Tony Blair’s win for Labour in 1997 (10%). Continue reading... Go to Source

'Things can’t get worse’: Wrexham turns Tory amid Welsh Labour losses Seat held by Labour since 1935 was one of six to switch to ConservativesThere was jubilation among Conservatives in Wales as the party achieved its best results since the heyday of Margaret Thatcher, even winning in once rock-solid Labour seats such as Wrexham, which has never before returned a Tory MP.Labour remained the biggest party in Wales with 22 of the 40 seats, down six on 2017, while the Tories were up six on 14. Plaid Cymru held on to its four seats. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson leads Tories to historic general election win Gamble of triggering snap poll to unite Brexit vote pays off, decimating Labour’s supportElection reaction – live updatesBoris Johnson has clinched a historic Conservative general election victory, winning a string of seats from Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party in its traditional heartlands.Johnson’s gamble of triggering a snap poll in the hope of uniting the Brexit vote in leave-supporting seats across Wales, the Midlands and the north of England paid off spectacularly, setting him on course for the Tories’ strongest performance for decades. Continue reading... Go to Source