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Corbyn's Hung Adventure
After a chaotic campaign with ups and downs and Labour once again managing to climb the gap between themselves and the Conservatives, we can reveal the exit poll. And we're saying... well this is history in the making. We are saying there will be an exact tie between the Conservatives and Labour. Both the Conservatives and Labour will hold 295 seats. That's down 22 for the Conservatives and up 31 for Labour. The Liberal Democrats are expected to win 15 seats, up 3. We're saying that the SNP have done very poorly, losing another 14 seats which will mean they lose their majority of Westminster seats in Scotland. Brexit on nothing, which means they've done nothing except act as a likely spoiler for the Conservatives, other parties on 24, including 18 for Northern Irish parties. That is quite a sensational exit poll and if it bares out, both the Conservatives and Labour will be 31 seats short of a majority, the most hung parliament we have seen since the 1920s. We're in for a lot of protracted coalition negotiations ahead...
...And that's a major win for the Labour Party, after two years they've picked up Mansfield again, it was a surprise to some but not others that they took it on what was otherwise a good night for Labour in 2017, but for the most part the red wall has held. Sonya Ward, the new Labour candidate, has been elected MP, defeating the rather controversial incumbent Ben Bradley...
...And now we can adjust our forcast. I must say this is probably the most accurate exit poll we've ever had, certainly the most accurate since 2005. Labour will be the largest party, taking 296 seats, while the Conservatives will hold 294 seats, just two behind them. Labour have won a plurality of the vote, and despite a sharp loss in seats the SNP have marginally gained votes. On a quick tangent, it might be interesting to see Dennis Skinner's reaction to events, as he is now Father of the House of Commons, whether he likes it or not! The protocol as it stands is that Boris Johnson will remain Prime Minister in the interim period, and will get the first chance to form a government, and Jeremy Corbyn can try to make his own arrangements with other parties. However several senior and backbench Tory figures have called for Boris Johnson to resign immediately after a campaign that several MPs called 'shambolic' or 'dreadful'. Under the current numbers, David, and this is not certain, I do not see the Conservatives staying in government. I think Jeremy Corbyn will be in Downing Street in the next few days either with a confidence and supply arrangement with other parties, in a formal coalition, or in a minority government situation. The election drama is nowhere near finished, folks. Back to you David!
Thank you Dan. Well, this has been an utterly incredible night, one of the most dramatic in my over 40 years of covering elections. Can I say right now just how honoured and privileged I am to have been persuaded to come back by the BBC for one last stint.
After a chaotic campaign with ups and downs and Labour once again managing to climb the gap between themselves and the Conservatives, we can reveal the exit poll. And we're saying... well this is history in the making. We are saying there will be an exact tie between the Conservatives and Labour. Both the Conservatives and Labour will hold 295 seats. That's down 22 for the Conservatives and up 31 for Labour. The Liberal Democrats are expected to win 15 seats, up 3. We're saying that the SNP have done very poorly, losing another 14 seats which will mean they lose their majority of Westminster seats in Scotland. Brexit on nothing, which means they've done nothing except act as a likely spoiler for the Conservatives, other parties on 24, including 18 for Northern Irish parties. That is quite a sensational exit poll and if it bares out, both the Conservatives and Labour will be 31 seats short of a majority, the most hung parliament we have seen since the 1920s. We're in for a lot of protracted coalition negotiations ahead...
...And that's a major win for the Labour Party, after two years they've picked up Mansfield again, it was a surprise to some but not others that they took it on what was otherwise a good night for Labour in 2017, but for the most part the red wall has held. Sonya Ward, the new Labour candidate, has been elected MP, defeating the rather controversial incumbent Ben Bradley...
...And now we can adjust our forcast. I must say this is probably the most accurate exit poll we've ever had, certainly the most accurate since 2005. Labour will be the largest party, taking 296 seats, while the Conservatives will hold 294 seats, just two behind them. Labour have won a plurality of the vote, and despite a sharp loss in seats the SNP have marginally gained votes. On a quick tangent, it might be interesting to see Dennis Skinner's reaction to events, as he is now Father of the House of Commons, whether he likes it or not! The protocol as it stands is that Boris Johnson will remain Prime Minister in the interim period, and will get the first chance to form a government, and Jeremy Corbyn can try to make his own arrangements with other parties. However several senior and backbench Tory figures have called for Boris Johnson to resign immediately after a campaign that several MPs called 'shambolic' or 'dreadful'. Under the current numbers, David, and this is not certain, I do not see the Conservatives staying in government. I think Jeremy Corbyn will be in Downing Street in the next few days either with a confidence and supply arrangement with other parties, in a formal coalition, or in a minority government situation. The election drama is nowhere near finished, folks. Back to you David!
Thank you Dan. Well, this has been an utterly incredible night, one of the most dramatic in my over 40 years of covering elections. Can I say right now just how honoured and privileged I am to have been persuaded to come back by the BBC for one last stint.