Britain's new political landscape began to take shape Monday as triumphant Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked trade with President Donald Trump and readied a pep talk for his new Conservative Party lawmakers.
The incoming class of new Conservative legislators was so big 109 lawmakers that organizers had to procure an extra 50 bottles of wine for the evening event, British tabloids said.
Lawmakers from all parties will be sworn in on Tuesday, the first day of the new session in Parliament.
Johnson's Conservatives received a larger-than-expected majority in last week's national election, galvanizing his efforts to secure parliamentary approval for his Brexit divorce deal with the European Union. Many of them are coming from parts of the country that for decades were strongholds of the opposition Labour Party.
Overall, the Conservatives now have 365 of the House of Commons' 650 seats. Buoyed by the decisive win, Johnson plans to move fast on his campaign mantra to get Brexit done."
Johnson's Downing Street office said Trump, a Brexit supporter who has praised Johnson in the past, congratulated Johnson again when they spoke Monday. It said the two leaders look forward to continued cooperation on issues such as security and trade, including the negotiation of an ambitious free trade agreement."
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