It also provided a US$300 million (NZ$455m) boost to his fortune on Friday as investors welcomed the result. READ MORE:* Boris Johnson and UK Conservatives win massive majority* UK election: Exit polls show clear majority for Boris Johnson's Conservative Party* UK election: a nightmare of deception and disinformationHis wealthy peers also had a bumper day. "If Labour had got a majority or there was a hung parliament, which wasn't impossible, I would have been devastated. KRISTY WIGGLESWORTH/ AP People attend an anti-Boris Johnson demonstration, in central London, Friday December 13, 2019. Mobile-phone billionaire Caudwell said now is the moment to make some big bets on the economy as a whole.

Source: Stuff December 13, 2019 18:56 UTC