Original guestimate that the conservatives will get an overall majority with Boris Johnson a little bit of figure on that im guessing a majority of 40 at the time you out of these these famous words are i think just once and was 5 to one against her to lose a seat so the 1st question was did you get money on the demise of the liberal democrat leader i didnt put anything on and i think that would have jinxed my predictions but i had one very good reason to think shed lose i did the same thing and i could sense the same things happening to her as happened to me in my seat in 2010 but nobody listened including the liberal democrats despite my repeated warnings that i thought shed lose by a small margin but as you say i was right and was just once an open. My eyes a liberal democrat problems or were the people difficulties for the liberals in the sky she was half the problem i said here in this very studio that she wasnt cutting it in the general election as she just didnt come across as c
Desks theyve been pretty to work by their new taskmasters returning m. P. s come back to a very different place the boarding is the same but inside it has changed and changed utterly instead of a truculent Minority Parliament we have a step for to simply with a huge majority of 80 super loyalist m. P. s or is johnson is a master of all that he surveys no longer will little known m. P. s be asked with breathless excitement by the media how they are shaping up for the next knife age for it they wont be any such words household names like on the superman Dominic Grieve will disappear from our t. V. Screens perhaps forever but is it all plain sailing for the Prime Minister sometimes in politics nothing feels like success alex ross our panel how events are likely to unfold. I know im trying to read the ruins of the general election by a prestigious spinal of political pundits but im no column the rebel musketeer bitter or bottom a rebel tory who ended up voting for jeremy called the Chris W
The negotiators of the tory party, but they think and have seen and a very good evening. For the fourth time in the space believe that the labour party is a of five years, the future of the United Kingdom is uncertain, remain party. The fact of the matter is that they are not going to and this time, with politics in deadlock and brexit unresolved, tolerate that. They believe that in the stakes are higher than ever. Now, in a few moments, 2016, when they had their vote in polling stations across the United Kingdom will close, the voting will be over, the Eu Referendum, they believe that and we will be able to reveal the result of our exit poll, they should have been listened to, that is our first hint of the possible result. And they think that the labour party have totally reneged on the result will Boris Johnson be back in number 10 . Of that. Thats what this is about. WillJeremy Corbyn beat him to it . Or will the outcome be less this was a brexit election. This is than clear when it
Is named person of the year, by time magazine. And Recovery Efforts are on hold in new zealand, as more volcanic activity is predicted for white island, following this weeks fatal eruption. Its five oclock, good evening. On the last day of campaigning for the general election, with all the parties trying to win over crucial undecided voters. Borisjohnson has been targeting seats in Northern England and wales, while the labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, began his day in scotland before moving to the north of england. Jo swinson, leader of the liberal democrats, is focusing on constituencies in south east england, and the snp leader Nicola Sturgeon has been meeting voters across scotland. Our Political Correspondent, chris mason has the latest. Dawn hadnt even thought of breaking this morning and Party Leaders were out and about. Boris johnson for the conservatives pretending to be a milkman in west yorkshire, but with a political message as well as a pint of semi skimmed to flog. We could, t
13 pm here in moscow welcome to our names you know your company. Its been quite the night in the u. K. The conservative party top the general election polls by a huge distance with leader Boris Johnson declaring. Finally happen for the opposition parties pretty much this. Labor suffered humiliating defeat scenarios long regarded as their loyal heart liberal democrats leader meanwhile lost. Lets cross to westminster. Good morning so its become very clear the election has paid a massive majority. Yes has since made a victory speech and met the queen for permission to form a. New government and return to downing street and lets welcome full of their of london Ken Livingstone and expert alex avoided to the program gentlemen thank you for joining us well weve got to ask Ken Livingston what he makes of this election result well its the most depressing ive seen for decades because no one really knows exactly whats going to hamley bricks it cause no ones walked away with anything like this bef