'I will repay your trust', UK PM Johnson tells ex-Labour voters on trip to north

[rooster59]

'I will repay your trust', UK PM Johnson tells ex-Labour voters on trip to north

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks to supporters on a visit to meet newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell, at Sedgefield Cricket Club in County Durham, north east England on December 14, 2019, following his Conservative party's general election victory. Lindsey Parnaby/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election.

 

Johnson led the Conservatives on Thursday to their biggest election win since Margaret Thatcher's landslide victory of 1987, trouncing his socialist Labour Party foe Jeremy Corbyn by capturing 365 parliamentary seats and securing an overall majority of 80. Labour won 203 seats.

 

The election saw the crumbling of Labour's "Red Wall" of formerly safe seats in working-class areas across northern and central England where most people voted in a 2016 referendum to leave the European Union.

 

Johnson, the face of the "Leave" campaign in that referendum, fought the election on the slogan "Get Brexit done".

 

"I know that people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us," Johnson told supporters in Sedgefield, a symbolically important seat as it was once held by former prime minister Tony Blair, Labour's most successful leader.

 

"I want the people of the northeast to know that we in the Conservative Party, and I, will repay your trust."

 

Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor in the election, with Johnson's promise to take Britain out of the EU by Jan. 31, 2020, winning over many former Labour voters.

 

"What an incredible thing you have done, you have changed the political landscape, you’ve changed the Conservative Party for the better and you've changed the future of our country for the better," said Johnson.

 

"First of all, what are we going to do to repay that trust? We are going to get Brexit done."

 

Johnson, who called the snap election to break years of deadlock in parliament over Brexit, has also promised to spend more money on health, education and the police.

 

Addressing newly elected Conservative lawmakers, Johnson evoked Blair's own words on taking office.

 

"When we get down to Westminster and we begin our work, remember we are not the masters, we are the servants now...and our job is to serve the people of this country and to deliver on our priorities. And our priorities and their priorities are the same," he said.

 

(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Gareth Jones/Mark Heinrich)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-12-15

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[zydeco]

17 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

"When we get down to Westminster and we begin our work, remember we are not the masters, we are the servants now...and our job is to serve the people of this country and to deliver on our priorities. And our priorities and their priorities are the same," he said.

Going to engineer an even softer Brexit than May, I bet. 

[PremiumLane]

And people will actually believe this habitual liar who hid in a fridge to avoid scrutiny

[ThaiBunny]

9 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

And people will actually believe this habitual liar who hid in a fridge to avoid scrutiny

He's a politician - what else do you expect? Integrity?

[SheungWan]

3 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

And people will actually believe this habitual liar who hid in a fridge to avoid scrutiny

Maybe, maybe not. But the point is that they chose Boris over the Hopeless Corbyn. And that is that.

[candide]

He will need to make choices.

On the one hand tax cuts, and rate of return for investment funds. On the other hand social care, wages, and infrastructures.

Let me guess.....

[englishoak]

No1 Boris went straight to the north, acknowledged the electorates choice and trust put in him.

 

No2 Boris reiterated as the PM in his winning speech for the first time in my life who serves who.

 

No3 Boris has repeated publicly remember we are not the masters, we are the servants now...and our job is to serve the people of this country. 

 

No4 Boris has a talent for two things, 1 hes a very easily likeable person and makes a room smile, dont underestimate that talent and 2 He delegates very well and listens to his team and actually takes advice well. This instils his team with confidence and wish to work for him by working with them, 

 

No5 Boris is not afraid to laugh at himself, has an excellent British self critical sense of humour and is able to instil pride in others for a job done well, when he thanks someone they feel its genuine This might be his greatest strength and asset.

 

No 4 & 5 I know to be true because i supplied the City Hall with staff in his time there as Mayor. There were literally people willing to join his team while taking a pay cut simply because of the reputation the place had for fun and delivering results. He attracted great staff and energy as a result and it both showed and paid off... look at London now under Khan as a comparison.   

 

Be in no doubt Boris is a populist, he is also a proven efficient politician of the people, as Mayor of London he was very successful and popular despite being in a capital full of Labour voters. No one should forget that but most do.

 

Boris is a very different Tory, he has set his stall out as "the peoples Government"  and the party as One Nation Tory Party.. make no mistake he knows exactly what those tags will mean, he wont be able to run away from them nor his pledge to the people of the north and i dont think hes any intentions of doing so.  

 

With the majority he has we will find out pretty quickly what kind of man and leader he is. Boris has an ego and likes to be liked and understands the route to greatness and legend is by making his country a success and lifting it up rather than grinding it down, that will be his task and im pretty sure he will relish the opportunity as the prize will be a place in history at a time the Uk is forging a new path.

 

Personally although being no Tory i'm relieved its him and he has a huge majority to do what he needs to, we need to learn to laugh at ourselves again and the world around us, the world is far too serious not to enjoy simply being able to laugh at others or ourselves and Boris is the best politician I can think of to have a laugh at and with, and theres not many of those about. 

 

I wish Boris all the best and am certain us leaving will be far more likely to be a success than without him. 

[Denim]

5 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

And people will actually believe this habitual liar who hid in a fridge to avoid scrutiny

Labour might have done a little better if Corbyn had got in there  several months before him.

[473geo]

I hail from the north, in the area where there was a massive shift from labour, most of people are fair minded and have clearly put politics aside to vote for the will of the majority, as per the referendum.

Next time they will probably revert, but for now they have put the wishes of the country first, credit due to them.

 

[OneMoreFarang]

"I will repay your trust - or I will die in a ditch." Something like that?

But then, the majority of the UK voters voted for that serial liar. Now nobody should be surprised if they discover that he not only was a serial liar but probably continues to be a serial liar.

[vogie]

2 hours ago, rhyddid said:

Failed to keep promises since the beginning, guess if he will keep now, i mean the one to his voters.

He will keep promise to US NHS and much more free to them for their support in having him got elected.

Conservatives shall prepare now for UKexit from Scotts, Welsh, Irish who does not want such "wigged gentleman" as a leader.
 

"Conservatives shall prepare now for UKexit from Scotts, Welsh, Irish who does not want such "wigged gentleman" as a leader."

 

What makes you think that the Welsh will be going anywhere, the people of Wales have spoken and they said Tory.

 

[vogie]

3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

"I will repay your trust - or I will die in a ditch." Something like that?

But then, the majority of the UK voters voted for that serial liar. Now nobody should be surprised if they discover that he not only was a serial liar but probably continues to be a serial liar.

I think now that the election is over it is time to stop this diatribe vengefull nonsense, the electorate have chosen the Conservatives, it might not to be to your liking, but it is to the liking of our country.

[englishoak]

9 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

"I will repay your trust - or I will die in a ditch." Something like that?

But then, the majority of the UK voters voted for that serial liar. Now nobody should be surprised if they discover that he not only was a serial liar but probably continues to be a serial liar.

 

Did you expect him to really go die in a ditch ? Are you 12 or something ? name one, just one political leader that isnt or hasnt been a serial lair... grow up lad, politics is what it is but there are lies and there are WMD lets go to war and kill millions lies. 

[SheungWan]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

"I will repay your trust - or I will die in a ditch." Something like that?

But then, the majority of the UK voters voted for that serial liar. Now nobody should be surprised if they discover that he not only was a serial liar but probably continues to be a serial liar.

Listen very carefully. Even if they discover that is the case, they would still vote for Boris over Corbyn. Some guys need to get it into their thick heads the scale of Labour's failure.

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, englishoak said:

Did you expect him to really go die in a ditch ? Are you 12 or something ? name one, just one political leader that isnt or hasnt been a serial lair... grow up lad, politics is what it is but there are lies and there are WMD lets go to war and kill millions lies. 

Tell me what do you expect now from Boris?

Which of his promises do you accept are only empty promises and which of his promises do you expect he will honor?

 

What if he agrees now that the trade agreement with the EU won't be ready by the end of 2020? Is that ok for you? Do you think he should have been honest up front and tell the people: Nobody will be able to finish that within a year.

 

And how about all those new hospitals, nurses, police, etc.? Should he honor his promise? Or should be maybe just say: You know I made these promises so that you vote for me. Did you really expect that I do that? Do you also believe in the tooth fairy?

 

Is that all ok? What do you expect from Boris? Or maybe the other way around: What does Boris have to do or not do until you get angry and say that is not what you expected from him?

[bannork]

2 hours ago, Denim said:

Labour might have done a little better if Corbyn had got in there  several months before him.

I thought Corbyn had been in a fridge for months already so lifeless does he seem 

[englishoak]

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Tell me what do you expect now from Boris?

Which of his promises do you accept are only empty promises and which of his promises do you expect he will honor?

 

What if he agrees now that the trade agreement with the EU won't be ready by the end of 2020? Is that ok for you? Do you think he should have been honest up front and tell the people: Nobody will be able to finish that within a year.

 

And how about all those new hospitals, nurses, police, etc.? Should he honor his promise? Or should be maybe just say: You know I made these promises so that you vote for me. Did you really expect that I do that? Do you also believe in the tooth fairy?

 

Is that all ok? What do you expect from Boris? Or maybe the other way around: What does Boris have to do or not do until you get angry and say that is not what you expected from him?

You use the word promise, i hear manifesto nothing more. You keep banging on about promise all i hear is a politician making the normal claims and rhetoric all parties do every election. Im not as niave as to expect that will all happen but you see to be bothered by it. Did you really think Labour would have delivered all the stupid claims and free stuff ? of course not. Grow up and stop pretending its a big deal when its normal practise to say one thing and end up doing another

 

You didnt answer my question i notice, name me one political leader that dosnt lie. You cant can you ? or Does Balir get a free pass because its the right party ?

 

All I expect from Boris is to deliver stage 1 Brexit and thats leave on Jan 31 2020. I dont expect anything more and understand everything is fluid and open to change. Im certainly not expecting a saint in Boris, hes what he is and no different to all the others in respect hes a politician and that world is full of unanswered questions, double speak and lies.... Im bothered about the lies that take us to war like Blair, other than that i expect politicians to change their minds and words, you must be pretty sheltered to expect otherwise.

 

You are obviously traumatised by the election result and that we are leaving, though luck ive been angry at Brexit not being delivered for the past 3.5 years. Now its going to happen im content and very happy that those who have been begging to frustrate and overturn democracy are upset... I am laughing at you and everyone who has tried to or supported thwarting the will of the people, the ease some have been happy to disrespect or even cancel a legitimate vote disgusts me and your posting anger since has been amusing me, keep it up because as far as im concerned that angst and upset is well earned. 

[Rookiescot]

Repay his child support would be nearer to it.

[OneMoreFarang]

10 minutes ago, englishoak said:

You are obviously traumatised by the election result and that we are leaving, though luck ive been angry at Brexit not being delivered for the past 3.5 years. Now its going to happen im content and very happy that those who have been begging to frustrate and overturn democracy are upset... I am laughing at you and everyone who has tried to or supported thwarting the will of the people, the ease some have been happy to disrespect or even cancel a legitimate vote disgusts me and your posting anger since has been amusing me, keep it up because as far as im concerned that angst and upset is well earned. 

Why should I be traumatized?

Leave, please leave. The EU was not holding you back. The UK could have left the EU 9 months ago. The UK politicians couldn't make up their mind. But obviously they still blamed the EU.

I am also delighted for the UK that the result for the vote is so clear. That leaves no doubt that the majority wants to leave the EU. Great! You all get what you want. Everybody is happy.

 

My concern is that maybe things won't be as good as some people think they will be. Will you get that great trade deal with the USA? Will the people in the UK be so much happier when maybe there are fewer foreigners in the UK but a shortage of nurses, etc.?

And how about all those jobs and those factories which relocate to the EU? Who will those people who always blamed the EU blame now?

I would like to see a prosperous UK, like I would like to see all other countries to be prosperous. But will it happen? I have my doubts.

Good luck, you need it!

[englishoak]

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Why should I be traumatized?

Leave, please leave. The EU was not holding you back. The UK could have left the EU 9 months ago. The UK politicians couldn't make up their mind. But obviously they still blamed the EU.

I am also delighted for the UK that the result for the vote is so clear. That leaves no doubt that the majority wants to leave the EU. Great! You all get what you want. Everybody is happy.

 

My concern is that maybe things won't be as good as some people think they will be. Will you get that great trade deal with the USA? Will the people in the UK be so much happier when maybe there are fewer foreigners in the UK but a shortage of nurses, etc.?

And how about all those jobs and those factories which relocate to the EU? Who will those people who always blamed the EU blame now?

I would like to see a prosperous UK, like I would like to see all other countries to be prosperous. But will it happen? I have my doubts.

Good luck, you need it!

For someone who isnt traumatised your posts push an EU and PC agenda  I dont and have never cared for, fuss and worry way too much about business that isnt your own or your country , you pretend to have concerns about this problem or that in mine ? ... you dont, you dont really care a jot about anyone in the UK or what happens there, thats all false rhetoric.

 

You post you have concerns but we both know really you do not. You are peddling false negativity with zero proof or evidence and know the future not at all, you focus on problems that havnt happened and claims of what might that hasnt... just as we have heard for the past 3.5 years...none of it happened, we can adapt as required far easier when we can make our own economic decisions, we will implement a points based immigration system and can prioritise any skill set we wish as we need. Business will relocate from the UK and also much will come to the UK, some already has and more will both ways.. there will be ups and downs so what im not worried and that is life. 

 

The mere fact you say youd like all countries to be prosperous is ridiculous and shows little understanding of the world or what that would truly mean for people. Not everyone can be prosperous, just as not everyone can be wealthy ... these are utopian fantasies wrapped up in false rhetoric.  

 

We will make our own luck and with a positive attitude and flexibility the EU wont like much. Boris is a can doer and positive character, the next year will see that influence and attitude spread as people and business realise there is now direction and certainty for a good few years to come. Id worry about the EU if I were you, its got far more problems than the UK has. 

[Jip99]

1 minute ago, englishoak said:

For someone who isnt traumatised your posts push an EU and PC agenda  I dont and have never cared for, fuss and worry way too much about business that isnt your own or your country , you pretend to have concerns about this problem or that in mine ? ... you dont, you dont really care a jot about anyone in the UK or what happens there, thats all false rhetoric.

 

You post you have concerns but we both know really you do not. You are peddling false negativity with zero proof or evidence and know the future not at all, you focus on problems that havnt happened and claims of what might that hasnt... just as we have heard for the past 3.5 years...none of it happened, we can adapt as required far easier when we can make our own economic decisions, we will implement a points based immigration system and can prioritise any skill set we wish as we need. Business will relocate from the UK and also much will come to the UK, some already has and more will both ways.. there will be ups and downs so what im not worried and that is life. 

 

The mere fact you say youd like all countries to be prosperous is ridiculous and shows little understanding of the world or what that would truly mean for people. Not everyone can be prosperous, just as not everyone can be wealthy ... these are utopian fantasies wrapped up in false rhetoric.  

 

We will make our own luck and with a positive attitude and flexibility the EU wont like much. Boris is a can doer and positive character, the next year will see that influence and attitude spread as people and business realise there is now direction and certainty for a good few years to come. Id worry about the EU if I were you, its got far more problems than the UK has. 

 

Excellent post, couldn’t have put it better myself, brings us nicely up to speed...... let’s get on with it.

 

Losers and detractors need to move on.

[Thingamabob]

Time for grown ups to accept that the Tories, led by Boris, have been given  an 80 seat majority by the British electorate, the largest for many years. Meanwhile Labour have their lowest number of seats since 1935.

 

Personally I think Boris will be no worse than many former PMs, and a lot better than most.

[DaRoadrunner]

"I will repay your trust." .... Should I hold my breath waiting?

[sammieuk1]

Funny how things have turned out from the party that brought you brexit, zero hours,bedroom tax, record homelessness, universal credit, allowing your spouse unhindered access raising the pension age (started by labour ) raising the qualifying NI years, freezing's pensions for expats, denial of NHS services for expats and of course foodbanks, (that's not Coutes) .

 

Lets see how this pans out over the next 5 years but i confidently predict the rich will still be rich and the poor will still be paying a disproportionate amount to keep it that way????

[melvinmelvin]

49 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Time for grown ups to accept that the Tories, led by Boris, have been given  an 80 seat majority by the British electorate, the largest for many years. Meanwhile Labour have their lowest number of seats since 1935.

 

Personally I think Boris will be no worse than many former PMs, and a lot better than most.

 

no worse than many former, yes for sure

a lot better than most, remains to be seen

 

I would guess that during next year you will see a more pallatable and closer to mainstream BJ.

If he plays his cards reasonably well he can look forward to 5 years of fairly smooth sailing in HoC.

 

He can afford to clown down and focus on showing some statemanship, which he probably is capable of.

 

He spearheaded a very successful election for the Cons, keeping that majority requires clever handling

and moving closer to centre and mainstream.

 

 

 

 

[Basil B]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

I will repay your trust', UK PM Johnson tells ex-Labour voters on trip to north

Boris has a lot of promises to make good...

 

Lifted from Facebook.

Quote

“So congratulations if you wanted Boris Johnson as pm.

Please don’t celebrate too much though as you have work to do. You see us <deleted> have spent three and a half years now telling you brexit was wrong but we’ve finally and completely lost. There’s pretty much nothing we can do now to stop it.

So, it’s over to you leavers. You need to get yourselves into gear to make it work. We need to see some of these benefits you’ve been able to see yet unable to properly articulate since 2016.

I hope you don’t mind but I’ve taken the liberty of writing a “to do” list for you.

1. Get brexit done please. When we say done we mean as promised so we’ll be looking for trade deals with the EU, Japan, Australia and Canada etc. In fact there’s about 40 deals covering 70 countries that need to be done please. Also with the US that doesn’t involve the nhs or chlorine. We want what you promised us. That was that we’d be no worse off than when we were an EU member. You need to crack on as this was promised by the end of Jan. You have seven weeks.

2. The NHS. We want the cash that was promised please. £350 million per week is about 72000 nurses so please get recruiting. This is important.

3. Scotland. Ok so these guys were promised they would remain in the EU if they remained in the UK. They’re pretty <deleted>. In fact they’ve voted almost exclusively for the SNP so they might want to leave. Equally you said the UK wouldn’t split so you’ll need to both grant Scotland its independence and keep it as part of the United Kingdom. Good luck squaring this circle. NB This is urgent.

4. Northern Ireland. Oooookay then. You’ve really buggered this one up. There’s a chance they could look to reunify with the republic now because they didn’t want to brexit. Regardless you’ve caused instability there where we and they can least afford it. NB This is also urgent.

5. The economy. Johnson keeps talking about unleashing the potential of the country. We need to see this soon if possible. We don’t want to see the downturn that “project fear” predicted. We don’t want to be poorer. We don’t want to lose out.

6. You’ll also need to “bring the country back together”. This might be tricky as a lot of people seem to be really really angry with each other.

That’s as far as I’ve got. Should keep you busy. So go and get all british about things. Roll up your sleeves, pull your socks up, dig deep and deliver what you promised.

And remember if you fail to deliver any of this it’s on you, brexit and Tory voters. You wanted this so badly and now you have it. We honestly hope we’re wrong and that you can make a success of this but if you can’t then we will forever tell you that we told you so.”

 

[SheungWan]

7 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

"I will repay your trust." .... Should I hold my breath waiting?

Probably. Because the Labour Opposition has just gone into meltdown.

[JAG]

13 hours ago, vogie said:

I think now that the election is over it is time to stop this diatribe vengefull nonsense, the electorate have chosen the Conservatives, it might not to be to your liking, but it is to the liking of our country.

Whilst I absolutely agree with you, I also do not expect the allegations of lies and shouts of "liar" to stop. Boris Johnson has, in his own words, won for the Tories a "stonking majority", He is a populist rather than an idealogue, he was elected because of who he is and how he campaigned rather than on specific party policy (apart from Brexit of course - and that in itself is a popular rather than party matter). All there is, certainly until his government has settled in and started making decisions and enacting policies with which fault can be found is to attack the man. The  extent of the Labour defeat, and the dismissal of so much of it's ideology by the electorate has removed conventional political argument from the arena for the time being. That he is flamboyant, has a colourful erratic personal life, and an often unconventional approach to his politics (his "leave actually" advert exemplifies this) makes him a big easy target. The fact that it is like water off a ducks back - he doesn't care, and that it doesn't seem to hurt his image must really annoy! If anything it will make him redouble their efforts. Like his refusal to take part in Channel 4 and the BBC's trumpeted " decisive interviews and debates", it won't hurt him.

[sanemax]

11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Leave, please leave. The EU was not holding you back. The UK could have left the EU 9 months ago. The UK politicians couldn't make up their mind. But obviously they still blamed the EU.

The E.U could have refused an

extension of discussion and the UK would have left last year

[OneMoreFarang]

12 hours ago, englishoak said:

you pretend to have concerns about this problem or that in mine ? ... you dont, you dont really care a jot about anyone in the UK or what happens there, thats all false rhetoric.

You think you know me better than I know myself. And you don't even know me in person. 

You must be supersmart or maybe just delusional. 

And the fact that you can't understand that people also care about other people, even if they don't know them, is also concerning.

I like exchanging arguments but I don't like to "talk" with delusional people. I will block you on TV to make sure I don't have to read your drivel again.

Take care, maybe see a doctor.