Congratulations David Cameron and the Conservatives!

Defying both the polls and the pundits, Prime Minister David Cameron has scored an incredible victory in securing a Conservative majority in the House of Commons.

All the numbers are not in at the time of writing, but nevertheless this has been a quite remarkable victory for the Tory party.

Cameron has all but eviscerated most his party political rivals and wiped out a generation of leading political figures in one fell swoop, including his EU detractor Nigel Farage.

One might forgive Conservative grandees for gloating at such a wipe-out, but Cameron showed leadership and magnanimity when he spoke this morning about the need to ‘heal the nation’ and a return to the creed of ‘One Nation’ politics.

Now the work begins. The economy may be on the rise, but the fear of even greater austerity fills many with real dread.

The Prime Minister will need to heal a nation, not just in words, but also in great deeds.

Staff Writer