'We pulled it off, didn't we' - Boris Johnson declared this morning as he pledged he would unite the country and 'get Brexit done' by the end of January next year -celebrating the biggest Tory majority since 1987.
For Labour - with Jeremy Corbyn's political project left shredded amid their worst result since the 1930s - the search will now begin not just for a new leader, but a new purpose.
And a night of disappointment for the Lib Dems too - their former leader Jo Swinson one of the electoral casualties.
And a night of disappointment for the Lib Dems too - their former leader Jo Swinson one of the electoral casualties.