Britain Brexit bound as Boris Johnson wins big

London: Boris Johnson won a decisive victory in the UK election, putting the country on course to leave the European Union next month after the biggest shift in British political allegiances for decades.

The result vindicated Johnson's gamble on an early vote to break the deadlock in Parliament over Brexit that's paralyzed the country. The leader of the main Opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would stand down while Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson lost her seat.