we can show you some pictures of stoke as well, which is the part of the country where politicians have been falling over themselves to press the flesh with voters, and medway in the south east, counting under way there as well. we will hear from under way there as well. we will hearfrom right under way there as well. we will hear from right across under way there as well. we will hearfrom right across england. with that in mind, let s start with chris. what is on the line for rishi sunak? it is the first verdict for him of the election, as it is for any political leader on a night like this, because all of the focus in westminster is on opinion polls. those can be dismissed by a political leader who will say it is just an opinion poll. but these are real votes in real ballot boxes electing real politicians who are running vital public services, and that matters obviously at a local level, but it matters massively to the mood of the national parties. what rishi sunak has managed to do