But there were some surprising moments in the wall-to-wall coverage which may have slipped under your radar, from the chaotic broadcasts to the largest electoral shocks.So here’s a breakdown at some of the most eye-catching events which unfolded overnight.mayor of Greater Manchester could not hide his excitement even when he was live on Sky News this evening when the exit poll came in.
Streeting later responded to TV critic Scott Bryan’s clip of his performance on X, writing: “Sailing close to the wind.”“Honestly Nadine, you’ve got to get over Boris Johnson,” Campbell said to laughter around the room.Campbell insisted it was not, and said: “You still seem to think Boris Johnson is an electoral asset.
The former Tory MP – who lost his seat in Swindon South this evening to Labour after 14 years – did not hold back when the result came in.“I’ve watched colleagues in the Conservative Party strike poses, write inflammatory op-eds and say stupid things they have no evidence for, instead of concentrating on doing the job they were elected to do.
The High Sheriff of Northumberland announced the election results in both Blyth and Northumberland wearing quite the elaborate get-up. Originally elected as a Tory for Ashfield in 2019 – and previously a Labour councillor – Ashfield became the only parliamentary representative of the far-right party earlier this year when he defected to Reform.
The Tory party chair parachuted himself into a supposed safe Conservative seat in Basildon and Billericay in Essex, having spent the last five years being the MP to North West Durham, 300 miles away. They all join the very short list of serving ministers who have been kicked out of parliament while holding office.
Thangam Debbonaire was kicked out of her seat in Bristol Central as the Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer was elected.