Hail David Cameron
Conservative members have decided to jump a generation and elect 39 year old David Cameron to succeed Michael Howard as new Leader of the Party.
The Shadow Education Secretary takes over the top Party post after emerging victorious from the final run-off ballot in a leadership contest which has been underway for months.
He defeated rival David Davis, clocking up an impressive 134,446 votes of Party members (68%), compared with the 64,398 (32%) won by the 56 year old Shadow Home Secretary.
In an impressive acceptance speech delivered without notes, a victorious David Cameron pledged to re-shape the Conservatives in a way that would lead them to power.
The 39-year-old said: "It's a huge privilege, an honour and a great responsibility to take on this job and I will do everything I can to do the best for my party and my country."