What will happen now Conservatives have won? Boris Johnson's policies on Brexit, NHS and more

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Boris Johnson has won a majority and says he now has a clear mandate for his manifesto promise to deliver Brexit.

The Prime Minister has consistently vowed to leave the EU by January 31 and then finalise a trade deal with Brussels within 11 months, to meet the transition period deadline.

Driving home his core message on the campaign trail, he urged that a working majority for the Tories would be the only way to “finish what we started” and exit the bloc.

Mr Johnson has already got the required majority and is forecast to gain a majority of 86, finishing the election with a massive 368 seats and marking their biggest win since 1987 when Ms Thatcher led the party.

Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as leaves a polling station on Thursday
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Before 100 days of Mr Johnson's government pass, the Conservatives said they would have delivered a "post-Brexit Budget" in February which will cut taxes for hardworking families, change the law to end the automatic release of serious violent and sexual offenders at the halfway point, and launch a review of defence, security and foreign policy.

The Tories said in this time they would also legislate for a funding increase to schools, change the law to increase the amount that migrants pay to use the NHS.

They also plan to begin cross-party talks to find a solution to the challenge of social care, and finalise an agreement with mobile phone operators to improve mobile service in the countryside.

Mr Johnson plans to announce their legislative programme on December 19 in a new Queen's Speech, with the EU Withdrawal Act Bill will also be brought back to the Commons before Christmas.

The party also said they will have introduced:

  • legislation to ensure the extra £33.9 billion per year they say they are putting in to the NHS by 2023 is enshrined in law
  • legislation to create a new Australian-style points-based immigration system
  • legislation for tougher sentences to ensure terrorists spend longer in prison.
  • legislation to create a system which prevents "vexatious claims" being brought against Armed Forces veterans.

They have also promised to set out future schemes for trade, agriculture, fishing and the environment once the UK leaves the EU.

But delivering those schemes will rely on trade deals with the EU and others - and they will take many more than 100 days to sort out.

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