He says he will stand down, but not yet. The responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. Shock and disbelief from labour supporters as some of the partys most rock solid strongholds turn blue for the first time ever. An extraordinary night for the Scottish National party as they take almost all of the seats in scotland, raising serious questions about the future of the union. Given what i fear a tory government now has in store for scotland, that right to choose our own future has never been more important or more urgent. The snps triumph costs the lib dems their leader jo swinson loses her seat in east dunbartonshire. A new dawn, a new Political Landscape we hearfrom people who helped change the countrys future at a crucial moment in our history. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from downing street, where borisjohnson has promised to repay the trust of voters after leading the conservatives to an extraordinary election victory. The party won an 80 seat commons majority, its biggest since 1987. The Prime Minister said he hoped his victory would bring closure to the Brexit Debate and let the healing begin. But it was a very different night for labour the partys worst performance since the 1930s. Jeremy corbyn said he would not contest another general election as leader, but he hasnt stood down yet, despite calls for him to do so. The liberal democrats had a terrible night, too. Their leader, jo swinson, lost her seat. In scotland, the snp made major gains, winning 48 of the 59 seats available. It was a night that saw the electoral map redrawn. With all seats declared, this is the state of the parties. The conservatives have won 365 seats, labour 203, the Scottish National party a8, the liberal democrats 11, the dup eight and other parties 15. This was the electoral map at the last election, in 2017. And this is how the map looks now, showing the conservatives have gained 47 seats, labour have lost 59, the snp gained 13, and the liberal democrats lost one. Well be reporting from across the uk hearing from the voters who helped change the political picture so dramatically and asking what the future now holds. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports now on the conservatives dramatic victory. Her report contains flash photography. Cheering the power of surprise. The power of victory. Well, we did it, we did it. We pulled it off, didnt we . The power of a Prime Minister with authority firmly in his hands. With this mandate and majority, we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done you paid attention. Like myjubilation brexit done you paid attention. Like my jubilation here brexit done you paid attention. Like myjubilation here they can keep the promise to leave the eu next month. The will we, wont we fundamental tussle of brexit almost atan end. This election means getting brexit done is now the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the british people. But it didnt happenjust the british people. But it didnt happen just because of traditional tories but because of labour voters going over. The majority he craved, the start of the change. We have won votes a nd the start of the change. We have won votes and trust from people who have never voted conservative before. Those people want change. We cannot, must not, must not let them down. And in delivering change, we must change too. Lets get brexit done. At first, my friends, lets get brea kfast at first, my friends, lets get breakfast done. Thank you all, thank you all very much for coming. Thank you all very much for coming. Thank you all very much. Boris, Boris Borisjohnson has pulled off what is a genuinely historic victory, not just because it is the biggest conservative majority since the 805, but because he has had people who have never supported his party to vote for him. A mandate has been given tonight. The best we can like apple christmas present. We were like, omg, it apple christmas present. We were like, 0mg, it is going to happen. It i5 like, 0mg, it is going to happen. It is amazing and it did. He has won the right to call this home for five years now. Are you going to resign, mr corbyn . FourJeremy Corbyn, the end of his ambition to move a few short mile5 end of his ambition to move a few short miles to westminster. He is off by the spring if not before. Short miles to westminster. He is off by the spring if not beforelj off by the spring if not before. |j did off by the spring if not before. did everything i could. Of course, i put elite might take responsibility for putting the manifesto forward. The manifesto was universally supported throughout our party and movement. As i said in my own result la st movement. As i said in my own result last night, we dont give up on the eternal hopes of a more decent society. Our exit poll is suggesting that there will be a conservative majority. From the start, it was obvious what might be coming. 0ne majority. From the start, it was obvious what might be coming. One of the very first results of blyth valley in northumberland, labour since 1950, turned tory. The new mp almost overwhelmed by the scale of that change. And i would like to thank boris. And through the night, labours routes appeared to 5hrivel, whether in yorkshire, the midlands. Im just whether in yorkshire, the midlands. Imjust sorry whether in yorkshire, the midlands. Im just sorry we have let people down. Or the northeast, seat after seat flipped red to blue. Jeremy corbyns hopes came crashing down. In a Jeremy Corbyns hopes came crashing down. In a fateful moment, ju5t Jeremy Corbyns hopes came crashing down. In a fateful moment, just as he took to the stage in islington, sedgefield, the seat of tony blair, held by labour for all time, sedgefield, the seat of tony blair, held by labourfor all time, broke for borisjohnson too. The foundations of labours victories pa55 crumbling before our eyes, the Party Falling more heavily where people voted lee. The lib dems had a crushing night too. Just a few weeks ago,jo crushing night too. Just a few weeks ago, jo swinson claimed she could be Prime Minister. In the middle of the night, though, she even lost her own place in parliament. She closed the day neither an mp nor a party leader. All of us who share an alternative vi5ion leader. All of us who share an alternative vision for society have alternative vision for society have a responsibility to learn from this result and find new answers. They lost at the hands of the tories and the snp too, who cleaned up. Look at the snp too, who cleaned up. Look at the first minister, unable to hide her glee a5 the first minister, unable to hide her glee as the results came through. Scotland yellow, england 110w through. Scotland yellow, england now largely blue. The union uneasy, another demand for a vote on independence on the way. acknowledge that not everyone who voted snp yesterday is ready to support independence. Whether or not scotla nd support independence. Whether or not scotland becomes an independent country mu5t scotland becomes an independent country must be a matter for the people who live here. The map moved in Northern Ireland as well. The dup leader at westminster, in Northern Ireland as well. The dup leaderat westminster, nigel in Northern Ireland as well. The dup leader at westminster, nigel dodd5, lost his seat, and for the first time, more nationalists than unioni5t5 were chosen by voters, pulling at the unions thread. The brexit party scooped up votes but didnt cross the bar for any 5eat5 of their own. We are going to leave the European Union now at the end of january. Nor did any of those who switched allegiances in the last few torrid year5. Switched allegiances in the last few torrid years. All these folding pieces created one clear picture one man securely in charge, even though his journey gave discomfort to many voters. But with this victory, bori5 to many voters. But with this victory, borisjohnson to many voters. But with this victory, Boris Johnson has to many voters. But with this victory, borisjohnson has secured at least a major chapter in the kind of history books he likes to write. He wont be a footnote now. His first task, to finish what they started. With an appeal to the 48 and the 52. To those who did not vote for us orfor and the 52. To those who did not vote for us or for me, and the 52. To those who did not vote for us orfor me, and who wa nted vote for us orfor me, and who wanted and perhaps 5till vote for us orfor me, and who wanted and perhaps still want to remain in the eu, and i want you to know that we in this one nation conservative government will never ignore your good and positive feelings of warmth and sympathy towards the other nations of europe. Then an unlikely claim, perhaps, a post election promise of peace and goodwill. This country deserves a breakfrom goodwill. This country deserves a break from wrangling, a goodwill. This country deserves a breakfrom wrangling, a break goodwill. This country deserves a break from wrangling, a break from politics, and a permanent break from talking about brexit. Thank you all very much, and happy chri5tma5. Thank you. Yet, this politician has been unafraid to provoke, unafraid to gamble. He now swears he will govern for us all. With five years and a convincing majority, he has time to succeed or to stumble. For today, though, he who dared did win. Laura is with me now. Seeing some of those labour strongholds go blue for the first time in almost a century was staggering. What will it mean for borisjohnson and his government now . Fir5t first and most straightforward, he has a thumping majority, so when mp5 get back to the commons, he can enter the chamber as Prime Minister at the dispatch box confident that behind him are not people looking for a way to shove him out. Behind him are people who are fully signed up him are people who are fully signed up to his programme, fully committed, and that means by the end of next month, in a matter of weeks, he will have been able to get the law is required to take us out of the eu through parliament, and that means we are heading out of the eu at the end of next month. Thats the biggest thing of all to say about this. Second of all, though, in terms of what it means for our Political Landscape, it means at least for the next few years, probably five, we are looking at something very different, a tory party representing communities in places where they have never represented the voices of our viewers in different pockets of the country tonight. That is going to sound and feel different, look different. The bigger question, though, is that a permanent shift has borisjohnson really managed today to redraw the map for ever . In truth, sophie, as labour has discovered to its cost today, the map is always moving, and parties never own their voters. It is voters who have the right to be represented on the right for parties to listen to them. Laura, for now, thank you. Labour has suffered its worst election defeat since 1935. Not only that, it lost seats in its traditional heartlands labour strongholds in the midlands, wales and the north of england that had never voted conservative before. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports from stoke on Trent Central, which voted to leave the eu and has now gone blue for the first time in its history. Stoke on trents industrial past is still printed on the skyline. With roots in coal, steel, and famously, ceramics. This was a labour stronghold for decades. Not any more. Stoke on Trent Central now has a conservative mp, the first since the seats creation in 1950. Jo gideon, businesswoman and until now a councillor in kent, thinks she knows why she won here. Its a city that feels its been neglected and ignored for a long time, and so, in a sense, the fact that they voted 70 for brexit and it didnt happen was just another example of how nobody is listening to them. And so it was a call to be listened to, really. More people here voted to leave than any other city in the uk. The tories tapped into brexit frustration in labor labours heartlands. John is a former miner. Ive always voted labour, all my life. Until this time. Who did you vote for . Conservatives. Why is that . To get something done on this brexit business. So you switch from labour to conservatives. Yes, i dont like Jeremy Corbyn, for one. He is trying to put the country back years. Some in labour claim their policy offer was crowded out by brexit, which was the tories relentless focus. The conservatives deliberately put brexit front and centre of their campaign, hoping it would transcend Traditional Party loyalties, and so targeting areas that voted to leave in the midlands and the north, and thats where they gained support. While labour wrestles with the reasons behind this result, the former mp here called it a catastrophe. Last night, laying blame on the partys leaders. In stoke on trent, we are going to have another five years of tory government. Probably with three conservative mps, and the damage and the untold horrors they will unleash in stoke on trent, i believe, lays firmly at the door of those running the National Parties campaign, and the decisions that they have made about where to target and these sort of brexit response that they should have made. In this city, some loyal to labour are surprised at the extent of their losses. Ill never be a tory voter. I was born in 1985, my mum was a single mother, we were at the tail end of the thatcher decade, and we were really struggling. And to see such a working class, and hard working and friendly city like stoke on trent be turned is just so sad to see. The countrys political map does look very different today, with some whove never voted tory now making that choice. Ive got to go with boris, im afraid. So, yeah, times are changing. They most certainly are. Alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke on trent. Despite all the losses, Jeremy Corbyn insisted that he was proud of his partys manifesto and defended his record as labour leader. He said would stand down after what he called a period of relection although some of his mp5 have called on him to resign immediately. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, looks now at labours future. There are some flashing images in his report. Here comes the leader. And there goes the leader. After last night, the media was keen to catchJeremy Corbyns thoughts in defeat. 0ne cameraman who took a nasty tumble especially. Are you going to say sorry . What about all the mp5 who lost their seats a lot keener than he was to talk to them. It was a car crash, labours election, and this trip didnt go too well either. Now, mr corbyns not rushing the next leaders election. What i hope is there will be a period where we can have a good discussion within the party, and i think thats healthy and thats to be very welcome. And i hope those that were inspired by my manifesto will actuallyjoin the party and take part in that discussion. Its up to them to set a programme for when an election will take place. It will be in the early part of next year. Jeremy corbyn didnt put it like this, but he failed badly. And now he and his team are looking for someone theyd like to carry on, what theyve always described as the socialist struggle. There is no clear sign who that person might be. So, they want time to plan and prepare for the succession. Labours hurt wont heal quickly. Remainers and leavers blaming each other, or the leader for pleasing no one. Centrists raged at devoted corbyn followers for turning off traditional supporters. Corbyn was a disaster on the doorstep. Everyone knew that he couldnt lead the working class out of a paper bag. The partys splitting ahead of a new year leadership contest. Those who embraced politics the corbyn way, and blame brexit for defeat, and those who say labour and its leader got it wrong. I feel sorry for all those constituents up and down the country in all four corners of this country. They need a labour government, and theyve been badly let down by the labour party, and weve delivered a hard right conservative government with the most conservative Prime Minister in history, and i think we should all reflect on that. Unfortunately, our labour heartlands, working class heart lands in the north and the midlands, they voted leave. They, undoubtedly, felt that labour had let them down. So who could join the race to lead labour . There is rebecca long bailey, but does she want the job . Angela rayners been mentioned, perhaps as deputy leader though, kier starmera a heavyweight, a Center Ground pro european, which could put some off. Emily thornberry is a strong performer, and looks ambitious. Then lisa nandi, young, left leaning, looks like another contender, and jess phillips, outspoken, combative, maybe the wild card of the contest. Jeremy corbyns heading for a quieter life, to his admirers, a heroic loser, to critics, the man who consigned labour to a fourth term out of office. They will all be fighting over labours future before Jeremy Corbyns even out of sight. John pienaar, bbc news. Nicola sturgeon says borisjohnson has no right to stand in the way of another Scottish Independence referendum after her party made huge gains winning 48 of scotlands 59 seats. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, looks at what the snps victory means for scotland and the united kingdom. Posing with some school kids this morning, Nicola Sturgeon has one clear demand that their political future be decided by scottish voters. She believes that winning 80 of the seats in scotland means she must now be allowed to hold another independence referendum but legally she needs borisjohnson to agree. So, to the Prime Minister, let me be very clear. This is not simply a demand that i or the snp are making, it is the right of the people of scotland, and you, as the leader of a defeated party in scotland, have no right to stand in the way. The prospect of another independence referendum