'A powerful mandate for Brexit': Johnson heads for landslide
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent
Updated
London | Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday his government appeared to have won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.
"At this stage it does look as though 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," Mr Johnson said after winning his seat of Uxbridge.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
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