Boris vows to honour his bold manifesto pledges - but is it realistic?

Boris Johnson today vowed to use his thumping 80-seat majority to 'transform this country' with the raft of eye-catching policies he pledged during the election campaign. In a speech on the steps of No10, Boris Johnson said he was determined to 'repay the trust' of the wave of former Labour supporters who handed him a huge new mandate He said the election rout had finally settled the Brexit issue, saying pressing ahead was now the 'irresistible, unquestionable decision of the British people' In a barnstomring victory speech, he told cheering crowds: 'That's it. But today Mr Johnson pledged to pour funding into the NHS and repeated his promises of '50,000 more nurses' and '40 new hospitals' Will Mr Johnson create 50,000 more nurses? The huge tally of 365 seats was confirmed this afternoon as the Tories held on to St Ives, the last of the 650 to declare Mr Johnson said he would work 'round the clock' to unite the UK - promising to represent everyone rather than just his own backers Better retention rates would mean that there could be more nurses than there otherwise would be if they dropped out, but they are not new nurses. an Australian-style points-based immigration system' In the latter stages of the campaign, Mr Johnson unveiled his blueprint to introduce a 'Australian-style points-based immigration system', echoing one of the Vote Leave campaign's main slogans.