Cameron will lead a govt of one nation

DAVID CAMERON has returned to Downing Street with the Tories having defied polls and won the general election. The Conservatives made gains in England and Wales and are forecast to secure 331 seats in the Commons, giving them a slender majority. Labour leader Ed Miliband said he would stand down on Friday, saying his party must “rebuild” with a new leader.After his election victory to continue as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron promised to lead the government of one nation and make Great Britain greater. His emphasis is to strive to bring the country together. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has also said he will quit, with his party set to be reduced from 57 to eight MPs. UKIP leader Nigel Farage is also quitting after he failed to win Thanet South, losing by nearly 2,800 votes to the Conservatives.In other election developments: The forecast, with 643 of 650 seats declared, is Conservative 331, Labour 232, the Lib Dems 8, the SNP 56, Plaid Cymru 3, UKIP 1, the Greens 1 and others 19. The Conservatives are expected to get a 37 percent share of the national vote, Labour 31 percent, UKIP 13 percent, the Lib Dems 8 percent, the SNP 5 percent, the Green Party 4 percent and Plaid Cymru 1 percent. The Conservatives have now won the 326 seats needed to form a majority administration, meaning they are able to govern without the need for a coalition or formal agreement with other parties. Mr Cameron all but declared victory in a speech after being returned as MP for Witney, in which he set out his intention to press ahead with an in/out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union and to complete the Conservatives’ economic plan.It is both a tribute and a testament to the strength of the democratic process in the United Kingdom that the election results were accepted immediately as comprehensive, fair, and accurate by all the parties who took part in the polls. There was no name calling, no wringing of hands due to rumours of ballot box rigging, or of violence and intimidation taking place at election booths across the country. All the parties accepted the verdict of the people as final and binding —Labour was given the boot — mainly because it failed to deliver a comprehensive vision of what the party wanted to do. And, of course, Ed Miliband did not have the aura or charisma of Tony Blair and his band of spin-doctors.The other main reason for Labour’s defeat was, of course, the sudden burst of Scottish nationalism — as evinced by the fact that the SNP won 56 out of the 59 seats in Scotland — a near wipeout of Labour and the best results for SNP since 1974. But of course the charisma of Tony Blair was not at work here — and there was no Gordon Brown as well. But it is equally evident that the UK electorate did not wish for there to be a hung parliament and they responded to the threats of the Conservatives that a hung parliament would result in the breakaway of Scotland as the SNP would have power over Labour. The personal charisma of Mr Cameron also played a considerable part in the victory of the Tories. The most important aspect of his victory is his style of leadership and ability to build public trust through his vision and responsible policies. It has been proved by the voters that the best man with greater quality of leadership has won to lead the Great Britain. He deserves a lot of credit and admiration. We wish him success and look forward to have further improved relationship between UK and Bangladesh.