Election results – live: Boris Johnson says NHS will be priority as he reaches out to Remainers following historic win
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Your support makes all the difference.Boris Johnson has said he will make the NHS an "overwhelming priority" during his renewed tenure in No. 10 following a political “earthquake” which which saw Labour support give way top a comfortable Tory majority.
However he has not extended the same olive branch to voters north of the border - telling Nicola Sturgeon he would not lend any support to a second independence referendum.
Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn has refused to take responsibility for the worst Labour showing since 1935 - blaming Brexit for the party’s devastating defeat.
Labour hold Barnsley East
One of the northern heartlands stays Labour. But it's with a hue swing away from Labour, which has dropped 21.9 points nd seen a huge surge to the Brexit Party.
(We're at the point of the night where it becomes not all that useful to follow every result, so we're switching to the interesting ones)
Labour hold Wigan
Lisa Nandy keeps her seat. Which could prove important in more ways that one: she's one of the many MPs touted as a potential new leader.
Conservatives take Clwyd South
Another Tory gain. New MP Simon Baynes wins with a 1,239 majority.
Labour hold Barnsley Central
Another much-touted possible leader keeps their seat: this time around Dan Jarvis. The Brexit Party makes massive gains, but Labour does keep one of its northern seats.
Rees-Mogg arrives at count
Rees-Mogg has been largely absent from the campaign, after making outrageous comments about Grenfell victims. But he is now back.
The controversial Conservative MP has arrived at the University of Bath, where counting is under way for the Bath and North East Somerset constituencies. Mr Rees-Mogg posed for pictures with his wife Helena and son Peter, 12. Liberal Democrat and Conservative sources say he will hold his seat of North East Somerset.
Corbyn arrives at count
Jeremy Corbyn has arrived at the count in Islington. It is hard to read his reaction as he arrives to be greeted by activists, amid swirling questions about the future of his leadership.
Mood 'extraordinarily sombre' at Corbyn count
The mood is bad at the Islington count where Corbyn has arrived to hear the results, according to the BBC's Nick Robinson, who is at the count. He says that it is simply a matter of time before he goes.
Conservatives gain Stockton South
Another seat in the north east taken by the Conservatives. New MP Matt Vickers has a majority of 5,260.
Conservatives hold Chingford
Ian Duncan Smith has kept his tightly contested seat.
Labour's Faiza Shaheen was around 1,200 votes behind. (The Lib Dems got 2,744 votes, and it's that split in the remain vote that kept him in power.)
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