BORIS Johnson is set to move quickly to get his Brexit plan through the Commons before Christmas.
MPs head to Westminster on Tuesday, and reports suggest that the Prime Minister will have the second reading of his Withdrawal Agreement Bill next Friday.
Speaking at the count for his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Johnson said: “This one-nation Conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done – and not just to get Brexit done but to unite this country and to take it forward.”
The former chancellor George Osborne said the scale of the Tory victory meant the UK was “entering the Boris Johnson era of British politics”.
It was a night of political shocks with Tories taking seats that had been Labour for generations.
Blyth Valley in Northumberland, held by Labour since its creation in 1950, fell to Johnson’s candidate.
Dennis Skinner lost the Bolsvoer constituency he’s represented for the last 49 years.
Tony Blair’s old constituency of Sedgefield, a Labour seat since 1935, will also now be represented by a Tory.
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Johnson later told aides in Conservative HQ: "We must understand now what an earthquake we have created.
"The way in which we have changed the political map of this country.
"We have to grapple with the consequences of that, we have to change our own party, we have to rise to the level of events, we must, we just answer the challenge that the British people have given us."
With most of the 650 seats declared, the PA news agency was predicting a Tory majority of 78.
That's the biggest Tory majority since Margaret Thatcher won in 1987.
Among the first world leaders to congratulate Johnson was Donald Trump.
He tweeted: “Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN! Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT. This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal that could be made with the E.U. Celebrate Boris!”
It was a disastrous night for Labour, who were decimated across the country.
Jreremy Corbyn announced he would call it a day as leader after a "process of reflection ".
"I will lead the party during this period to ensure this discussion takes place," he said.
In Northern Ireland, DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds - whose party propped up Theresa May's administration - lost his Belfast North seat to Sinn Fein.
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