Boris Johnson thanks voters in north England

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Boris Johnson has thanked voters in the north of England for "breaking the voting habits of generations" to back the Conservatives.

Speaking in Tony Blair's old seat of Sedgefield, the PM said he knew "how difficult" that decision can be.

Activists chanted "Boris" as he arrived in the County Durham constituency, which returned a Conservative MP on Thursday for the first time in 84 years.

The prime minister said he wanted to thank voters in north-east England for placing their trust in the Conservatives.

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