PM Modi congratulates Cameron
AMN —
David Cameron today returned to Downing Street as prime minister after his Conservatives have won 331 seats – five more than needed for a Commons majority – party first such victory since 1992.
With all 650 seats declared, the Conservatives have ended up with 331 seats in the House of Commons, 24 more than in 2010. Labour have 232, the Lib Dems 8, the SNP 56, Plaid Cymru 3, UKIP 1, the Greens 1 and others 19.
The Conservatives get a 36.9% share of the UK national vote, Labour 30.4%, UKIP 12.6%, the Lib Dems 7.9%, the SNP 4.7%, the Green Party 3.8% and Plaid Cymru 0.6%. .
After his victory Cameron promised to lead a government for “one nation” and make “Great Britain greater”.
Speaking outside No 10 after visiting Buckingham Palace, he said the UK was “on the brink of something special”.
Cameron’s rivals Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have all resigned after election disappointment.
George Osborne has been reappointed as chancellor, Theresa May as home secretary, Philip Hammond as foreign secretary and Michael Fallon as defence secretary.
The three party leaders appeared together for the last time at the VE Day commemorations
Mr Cameron said he would reach out to all parts of the UK and strive to “bring the country together” in the wake of the SNP’s election landslide in Scotland – where it won 56 of the 59 seats.
Nick Clegg said he would quit as leader after a “crushing” set of losses, which saw Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, David Laws, Simon Hughes and Charles Kennedy among a slew of Lib Dem casualtiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated British Prime Minister David Cameron for winning Parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom. Conveying his best wishes, Mr Modi said, Mr Cameron has rightly pointed out during his election campaign that ‘Phir Ek Baar, Cameron Sarkar’ meaning once again Cameroon Government. The phrase was inspired by Mr Modi’s party BJP’s catch-phrase “Ab ki Baar, Modi Sarkar.
Foreign Politicians have also congratulated UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the victory of his governing Conservative Party .European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was looking forward to meeting Mr Cameron soon. But among the messages of praise are signs of some of the challenges ahead. The poll was closely watched across the EU, as Mr Cameron has pledged to negotiate a better deal for the UK and hold a referendum on membership.
EU President Juncker has repeatedly said that he wants a fair deal with Britain and that the Commission will ‘examine in a very polite, friendly and objective way any ‘proposals, ideas or requests’ that the UK may put forward.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, of the Conservative People’s Party, called the victory a deserved recognition of his decisive reforms.
The Conservative Party swept to power, winning an unexpected and resounding victory that returns Prime Minister David Cameron to 10 Downing Street in a stronger position than before.
