There is a natural path ahead: announce a resignation by the end of next week, and allow a contest to take place over the summer.
Victory poses his internal opponents with a painful dilemma, and a lot may hinge on how they resolve it.
No word of sympathy for Theresa May could be heard. The speculation was whether David Davis or Boris Johnson would succeed her.
Plus: An apology on behalf of the pundits, the press, the pollsters, the politicians and the parties for calling this election utterly, totally and completely wrong.
The Labour leader’s statement at his count in full.
Today’s choice is between a woman who has grasped the scale and sweep of Brexit, and a man who has spent his entire career cuddling up to Britain’s enemies.
We cannot afford to get it wrong. The Prime Minister is the right woman to go out to bat for Britain. She will deliver a strong deal and a bright future for everyone.
Deep down, Corbyn regrets the outcome of the Cold War. Even now, when the full horror of its legacy is clear, he can’t bring himself to renounce Marxism.
“I become quite alarmed when the Prime Minister and others talk about changing our human rights legislation.”
Coalitions are the new normal…”banging on about Europe” is inherently unpopular…no-one will ever listen to the polls again.
But she confirms that Britain is leaving the ECJ’s jurisdiction, and says that there is a very clear choice on Thursday – between “me and Jeremy Corbyn”.
After almost a year, there is still no sign that Corbyn’s Party is committed to fulfilling the will of the people.
This problem may have started abroad, but it is now here, in our own society. It must be dealt with.
Unless the Conservatives can deliver a fairer deal between the generations, a majority may be forever out of reach.