David Cameron posted the picture of himself and his wife Samantha on Google+ celebrating the Conservatives win.

Following the conservatives storming the UK election with nearly a parliamentary majority, David Cameron now has a new challenge ahead.

Cameron re-stated on Friday his promise to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. He also re-iterated other points from the Conservative Party manifesto which include additional child-care benefits, home building plans but avoided mention of welfare cuts which will be required to make his plans a reality.

“We must ensure that we bring our country together,” he said. “As I said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one United Kingdom.”

Friday was truly an eventful day with three party leaders resigning within the space of just 52 minutes. Nigel Farage leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) stood down after failing to win Thanet South although he did not say he would not return to stand for leadership again further down the line.

Nick Clegg took a blow with 57 MP’s being reduced to 8 after spending 5 years in coalition with the Tories which also caused himself to resign.

Clegg has the view that liberalism in the UK and in Europe is struggling to compete with the politics of fear and hardship following the 2008 crash causing voters to choose certainty and not wanting more volatility.

The ex coalition PM said: “This now brings our country to a very perilous point in our history where grievance and fear combine to drive our different communities apart. This is a very dark hour for our party but we cannot and will not allow decent liberal values to be extinguished overnight.”

Then Ed Miliband joined the two after Labour was struck a blow losing 26 MPs seeing its seats reduced to 232, nearly 100 below the Conservatives 321.

Milliband took “absolute and total responsibility” for Labour’s failure, he apologized to senior party figures who lost their seats, this included Douglas Alexander, the shadow Foreign Secretary, Jim Murphy, the leader of Scottish Labour and Ed Balls, the shadow Chancellor.

The Scottish National Party rode to victory in Scotland winning 56 of a possible 59 seats causing concern that they may demand another referendum on the independence of Scotland creating a “divided kingdom”.

The stock market saw tremendous gains with the FTSE 250 rising over 4% at one point showing many investors had anticipated a new government and were concerned about the change it could bring to the UK economy.

David Cameron said: “I truly believe we’re on the brink of something special in our country, we can make Britain a place where a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing. …I’m convinced that if we draw on all of this, then we can take these islands, with our proud history, and build an even prouder future. Together, we can make Great Britain greater still.”

Cameron has announced this will be his last term as prime minister and how he navigates his time as PM will be vital to his reputation and the country. With concerns about an EU referendum and also privatization of the NHS he will certainly leave a legacy behind.