Election results 2019: Boris Johnson hails ‘new dawn’ after historic victory

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Boris Johnson has promised to deliver Brexit and repay the trust of voters after he led the Conservatives to an “historic” general election win.

The prime minister – who has met the Queen to ask to form a new government – has a House of Commons majority of 78, with one seat still to declare.

He said he would work “flat out” and lead a “people’s government”.

Jeremy Corbyn said he would not fight another election as Labour leader, amid recriminations over the party’s defeat.

The opposition was swept aside by the Conservatives in its traditional heartlands in the Midlands and north-eastern England, and lost six seats in Wales.

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