Could be the biggest Conservative presence in Scotland since 1992 if they gain one more seat above the border; pretty ridiculous how different their performance has been either side of the border. If that performance was UK wide, Theresa May would've got her (expected?) landslide.
As I say, I expect a sweetener to be offered to Ruth Davidson to try and get her to consider a position as a Westminster MP, with a by-election in a safe Scottish seat. Arguably she's got something about her which the Conservative party is missing in Westminster; perhaps she would rather hold out to be Scotland's First Minister in a few years, but I'd be surprised if nobody tried to persuade her to come down south.
On to local news: Conservative hold Beckenham, and a result is expected at Bermondsey & Old Southwark imminently. Labour have held Camberwell and Peckham.
Scottish Labour are gonna need a rethink to take those Tory seats in the next elections. And take even more of those SNP seats too.
Could go either way. The vote share might lend Corbyn credibility north of the boarder finally, but It will make a lot of people laugh that they have a SNP govt and we have a Tory one thanks to them.
A larger NI contingent in the government may introduce a more thoughtful Brexit negotiation with regards to border control, perhaps?
It's also clear from some of the interviews earlier, than the DUP would be unwilling to work with Corbyn for obvious historical reasons. Not sure if that's of any importance, but were the vote shares the other way around it certainly would be!
Lots of Labour MPs with slightly red faces this morning after trying to run Corbyn out of town, turns out he's the most "electable" leader the party have had in a decade !
No way they can replace Corbyn now. Even talk of a break away party has died down.
His next challenge is to deliver a majority or at least a party with 300 plus seats.
BBC predicting 265 which is well short of the kind of number he would need to push his manifesto through.
You can't have a party in power with so few seats - it wouldn't hold.
The goings on in NI will keep the Tories in until we go again - not that this will be good for the country or the Tories.
Depends on how long they can hold it together. If it is a few years there is a real chance Corbyn will have stepped down, but the future direction of the party is assured and for that I am grateful.
These last few seats are so important for the stability of the next government and Prime Minister.
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F*cking cracking news.
At this rate the official exit poll won't be far off.
Enough of the politicians.
What about the citizens? What works best for them?
43% Conservative (+6%)
40% Labour (+10%)
8% Lib Dems
2% Green
2% UKIP (-11%)
As I say, I expect a sweetener to be offered to Ruth Davidson to try and get her to consider a position as a Westminster MP, with a by-election in a safe Scottish seat. Arguably she's got something about her which the Conservative party is missing in Westminster; perhaps she would rather hold out to be Scotland's First Minister in a few years, but I'd be surprised if nobody tried to persuade her to come down south.
On to local news: Conservative hold Beckenham, and a result is expected at Bermondsey & Old Southwark imminently. Labour have held Camberwell and Peckham.
Conservatives: 43% +6
Labour: 40% +10
Lib dem: 8% +0.1
Ukip: 2% -11
Green: 2% -2
No way they can replace Corbyn now. Even talk of a break away party has died down.
Always good to see the likes of Fishfinger and Lord Buckethead too; very nice to inject a peculiar dose of comedy in to the future of our country!
Does anyone else in the world do stuff like that with their elections?
BBC predicting 265 which is well short of the kind of number he would need to push his manifesto through.
You can't have a party in power with so few seats - it wouldn't hold.
The goings on in NI will keep the Tories in until we go again - not that this will be good for the country or the Tories.
The division in Northern Ireland is beginning to look more stark; and the Tories may need the DUP, which is never a comfortable place to be.
It's also clear from some of the interviews earlier, than the DUP would be unwilling to work with Corbyn for obvious historical reasons. Not sure if that's of any importance, but were the vote shares the other way around it certainly would be!
These last few seats are so important for the stability of the next government and Prime Minister.