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.
Newly elected Labour MP Stella Creasy is joined by newborn daughter
Newly re-elected Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy was joined on stage by her two-week-old daughter Hettie.
The Labour MP was voted back into Parliament with 35,784 votes.
She was the first member of parliament to be given maternity leave, with a locum MP providing cover for her in her constituency.
In her victory speech she said: "Walthamstow is not Gilead. Those candidates who spread lies are not welcome.
"I pledge to work hard to rebuild trust.
"I have been in the Labour movement for 27 years through ups and downs.
"Tonight is a down. My heart is breaking."
She later told Sky News: "(My daughter) started heckling me during my speech but I couldn't really leave her at home.
"I can't pretend what is happening across the rest of the country isn't devastating.
"I am gutted to see very good colleagues, very passionate colleagues, not being returned to parliament."
Ms Creasy revealed earlier this year she was expecting her first child after having had two previous miscarriages.
Conservatives gain Scunthorpe
Another ex-industrial, previously Labour seat goes to the Tories. This time Scunthorpe.
Labour holds Canterbury
In a result that represents a rare piece of good news for Labour, Canterbury – which was a shock loss for the Tories in 2017 – has been kept by the party.
DUP leader rumoured to have lost seat
Nigel Dodds, the DUP leader in Westminster, is being rumoured to have lost his seat in Belfast North. The seat has been the site of a fierce battle, focused partly on the party's relationship with the Tories and Brexit.
Labour holds Rotherham
One piece of good news for Labour in the ex-industrial north: Sarah Champion wins Rotherham again.
Conservatives win Redcar from Labour
The Tories have taken Redcar. This is perhaps one of the most shocking gains in the industrial north: the steelworks have closed in recent years under the direction of the Conservatives, devastating the town, who has just voted for the party with a swing of 15.5.
Tories gain West Bromwich West from Labour
The Conservatives have won another seat in the west midlands. This time West Bromwich West.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at count after disastrous night
Conservatives take Bishop Auckland from Labour
Another Labour seat in the north east is Labour no more.
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