UK PM Cameron says hopes to form a government in coming days

British Prime Minister David Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) during an election campaign stop at Harris & Hetherington Livestock Mart, Carlisle, Britain, 06 May 2015. EPA/STR UK AND IRELAND OUT

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he hoped to form a government in the coming days after his Conservative Party enjoyed what he described as a "very strong night".

Speaking after he won his own seat in Oxfordshire, Cameron said it was too early to say what the final result would be but that he hoped to govern for everyone and stick to his promise to bring more devolution to the country.

"To me this campaign was always about the difficult decisions we had to take over the last five years, the foundation of a stronger economy that we built for our country, and the chance now to build on that foundation and to say to people, that if you want a job, if you want that apprenticeship, if you want a home that you can own of your own, if you want security and dignity in retirement, we're on your side and want to deliver for you.

"In short, I want my party and I hope a government I'd like to lead, to reclaim a mantle that we should never have lost, the mantle of one nation, one United Kingdom, that is how I'll govern if I'm fortunate enough to form a government in the coming days." 

 


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