Boris Johnson
General election 2019: As it happened – PM visits new Tory MPs in North East – BBC News
SummaryBoris Johnson is in Sedgefield to meet new Tory MPs following his party’s biggest election win for 30 yearsHe thanked voters in northern England for “breaking the voting habits of generations” to back the ConservativesThe Tories secured their biggest majority since 1987, taking 365 seats – a majority of 80Labour has 203 MPs, the SNP…
Summary
- Boris Johnson is in Sedgefield to meet new Tory MPs following his party’s biggest election win for 30 years
- He thanked voters in northern England for “breaking the voting habits of generations” to back the Conservatives
- The Tories secured their biggest majority since 1987, taking 365 seats – a majority of 80
- Labour has 203 MPs, the SNP 48, the Lib Dems 11 and the DUP eight
- There could be a minor reshuffle as early as Monday with the Brexit bill back before MPs later next week
- Jeremy Corbyn says he did “everything he could” to win but will stand down as Labour leader early next year
- Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says he won’t be part of a future shadow cabinet
- SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is calling for another independence referendum after securing 45% of the vote in Scotland
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