Both the sides look forward to continued close cooperation on issues such as security and trade, said Downing Street source
Johnson will present legislation on Friday that begins the process of ratifying the divorce terms he struck with Brussels in October, his spokesman said
The asset manager is in line with other major firms like BlackRock Inc. in saying that while it's worth sticking with risk assets into 2020, the gains will be far more limited than in 2019
"I can imagine people's pencil's hovering over the ballot paper and wavering before coming down for us and the Conservatives," he said.
The U.K. stock market, which has been among the world's strongest underweight positions in the years after the Brexit referendum surged on Friday after the election results
Emboldened by victory, Johnson addressed opponents of Brexit directly
"The time for clarity has come," Macron said after a summit with EU leaders in Brussels
Johnson's clarion call to get Brexit done proved more appealing than Corbyn's two-pronged approach, which raised the prospect of yet more delay in the already slow Brexit process
It indicates that Johnson, known by the public nationwide simply as "Boris", still has star power
EU Council President Charles Michel said the bloc was now ready to embark on trade talks with Britain
Boris Johnson's resounding triumph could spell the break-up of the union that has bound England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for centuries.
Boris Johnson faces the challenge of striking new international trade deals, preserving London's position as a top global financial capital and keeping the United Kingdom together.
All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats
A landslide Conservative win would mark the ultimate failure of opponents of Brexit
The snap election had been called by Johnson in a bid to win a majority for his Conservative Party and break the Commons deadlock over Brexit
The snap election had been called by Johnson in a bid to win a majority for his Conservative Party and get his Brexit deal through Parliament.
A total of 3,322 candidates are standing across the 650 seats in the House of Commons this year
Investors were also focusing on whether US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on nearly $160 billion worth of Chinese consumer goods from December 15.
This is comfortably over the magic 326-figure required for a majority in the 650-member House of Commons, but the figure remains within the margin that could well throw up a hung Parliament.
YouGov said the uncertainty around the model was such that it was possible no party would win an overall majority