Triumphant David Cameron vows ‘one nation’ rule

A triumphant David Cameron tried to heal wounds ripped open in an aggressive election campaign by pledging that he would rule Britain as a “one-nation Tory”.

The language was intended to appease Scottish voters who had turned to the SNP in extraordinary numbers, but the move was dismissed by the party’s Alex Salmond as he insisted Mr Cameron had no legitimacy to govern north of the border.

Mr Cameron’s shock win, which saw the Conservatives defy the polls and storm back to a majority in the House of Commons, resulted in the defeated leaders of the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and Ukip resigning within 45 minutes of each other.