Johnson: 'We're going to energise the country'

(23 Jul 2019) Newly elected Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson says as prime minister he will "deliver Brexit, unite the country" and defeat the Labour opposition.

  

In a brief speech Tuesday meant to rally the party faithful, Johnson sought to radiate optimism following his victory and promised to deliver Brexit.

"I know some wag who has already pointed out that deliver, unite and defeat was not the perfect acronym for an election campaign since unfortunately it spells dud," Johnson said, adding "but they forgot the final E my friends, E for energise."

Addressing his doubters he finalised by saying "dude we are going to energise the country, we are going to get Brexit done on October 31, we are going to take advantage of all the opportunities that it will bring in a new spirit of can do."

The victory on Tuesday is a triumph for the 55-year-old Johnson, an ambitious but erratic politician whose political career has veered between periods in high office and spells on the sidelines.

  

Johnson has vowed that Britain will quit the European Union on the scheduled date of October 31 even if it means leaving without a divorce deal.

  

But Parliament has signaled it is determined to prevent him from taking the UK out of the 28-nation bloc without a withdrawal agreement.



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