British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his “Get Brexit Done” message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year.

Johnson, who won his own seat in London’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip, hailed the projected win for his Conservative Party as a powerful new mandate to move forward with his deal to leave the 28-member economic bloc.

“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, said the 55-year-old Tory leader in his winner’s speech after the results in his constituency were declared.

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