'I urge everyone to find closure and to let the healing begin.' UK Prime Minister Johnson as he calls on Britons to put aside years of bitter divisions over the country's EU membership
"I urge everyone to find closure and to let the healing begin," Boris Johnson said, a few hours after a resounding election victory.
But in a victory speech in Downing Street, the former London mayor vowed to listen to those who opposed Brexit and lead an inclusive, "One-Nation" government. Meanwhile the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats also had a dismal night, falling to just 11 seats and losing their leader, Jo Swinson.London stocks and the British pound jumped on the result, amid hopes of an end to years of Brexit uncertainty that has had an impact on economic growth as well as sown social division.
Anti-Brexit campaign groups expressed dismay at the result, which spells the end of attempts to keep Britain in the European Union, although many voters welcomed a decisive result. The result of Britain's third election in almost five years signals a personal victory for Johnson, who remains a polarising figure.
Johnson has promised new free trade deals with the EU and the United States, and after Thursday's victory, now has the political capital at home to press ahead.Labour's support collapsed on Thursday, with the Tories taking many former strongholds in northern England and Wales that voted to leave.
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