Posted on 05/08/2015 7:03:00 AM PDT by Lorianne
David Cameron today vowed to make Great Britain 'greater still' as he set out how he will use his shock outright Tory majority to ensure the 'good life is in reach for everyone who's willing to work and do the right thing'.
The Prime Minister used a statement outside Number 10 to pay tribute to both Labour's Ed Miliband and his former Lib Dem deputy Nick Clegg who have both resigned after suffering heavy losses in one of the most unpredictable election results for a generation.
Mr Cameron returned to Number 10 with his wife Samantha after making the short trip to Buckingham Palace for a meeting with the Queen to confirm what he described as the 'sweetest victory of all'.
Big political names including Ed Balls, Vince Cable, Ed Davey, Doulgas Alexander, David Laws, Jim Murphy and Esther McVey all lost their seats as the political map of Britain was dramatically redrawn with vast swathes of Tory blue and SNP yellow.
In an incredible night of political drama, Labour suffered a bloodbath in Scotland and failed to make any gains in England. Mr Miliband said he accepted 'absolute and total responsibility' for the electoral disaster, and resigned with immediate effect. His deputy Harriet Harman also announced she will stand aside.
Mr Clegg, who was left as just one of eight MPs to survive the near-destruction of the Lib Dems, also resigned - admitting he had led the party to its worst ever defeat.
It came after Ukip's Nigel Farage threw in the towel within minutes of receiving confirmation that he had lost his bid to enter Parliament. But in a surprise announcement Mr Farage suggested he could return as party leader in the Autumn.
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Did Labour really lose? The Tories are indistinguishable from them, and with the whole pushing of gay marriage on the kingdom are actually further left than them in actions.
Big deal.
That’s two major elections in a row worldwide where the right of center party decimated the left where the polls predicted close elections. Canada’s parliamentary elections are in October. The media will predict that Stephen Harper is in trouble and then in the elections his Conservative Party will trounce the Liberal Party. I predict that’s going to happen.
England went Blue and Scotland went Yellow.
And Labour? It went Yella-Bella!
Would those be CINOs or TINOs?
Ed Miliband makes Obama look conservative
Muzzies in U.K. don’t care which party won. They own most of London & the British police are afraid of them.
I cite the Rotherham child prostitution horror, and rest my case.
Well compared to Nick Clegg and Millibrand they are hugh and series conservatives. :-)
Tories reduced taxes, reduced spending, reforming welfare.....doesn’t very RINO-like to me.
Cameron’s message was: I’ll keep the economy humming and take the UK out of the EU.
Basically, the Tories rode an English nationalist wave to victory.
England was turned into a sea of Tory Blue last night.
I’m glad to see Miliband go down in flames.
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