Posted on 12/12/2019 2:51:06 PM PST by Red Badger
BORIS Johnson is on course for an election landslide tonight after the exit polls tipped the Tories to win a whopping 368 seats.
Seconds after the polls closed at 10pm a joint poll put the Conservatives on track for a huge win, with Labour trailing behind on 191.
The exit poll put Boris on for a huge majority
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The expected results mean Britain's political chaos could finally be over, leaving Boris with the numbers to push his Brexit deal through Parliament in weeks.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn will be facing deafening calls to finally quit as Labour leader after failing to win a second general election in a row - and seeing Labour to its worst defeat since 1983 under Michael Foot.
And it would put Britain on course for the biggest Tory win since 1987 - where they got a 102 seat majority under Margaret Thatcher.
Exit polls, which almost always correctly predict the outcome of general elections and are known to be accurate, put Labour on course for just 191 seats.
The SNP were set to pick up 55 seats, and the Lib Dems 13.
The pound surged by more than two per cent on the news tonight. There were calls for Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell to quit after the poor election result Boris Johnson thanked voters in the "greatest democracy in the world" after the exit poll came in
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC tonight: "If it is anything near this it is disappointing."
And he gave a hint that Mr Corbyn could stand down in hours if it were true.
Mr McDonnell said: "Let's see the results themselves, as I say, the appropriate decisions will be made and we'll always make the decisions in the best interests of our party."
Already Labour MPs started blaming Brexit for the result.
Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon tweeted: "Disappointing Exit Poll. Let's see if accurate.
"If, as it seems, this was a Brexit election then the next one won't be given Johnson’s Thatcherite agenda."
But a Labour Party spokesperson dismissed the exit poll and said: "It's only the beginning of the night, and it's too early to call the result."
Tories were this evening urged to race to the polls amid fears of a surge in young voters which could deny Boris his majority. BORIS ON COURSE FOR LANDSLIDE
In past elections, high turnouts usually suggest Labour has succeeded in mobilising its younger and working class voters, who often do not bother to vote.
Voters braved freezing temperatures this morning to line up outside community halls, churches and schools to have their say - and risked being a touch late for work.
Polls opened at 7am and closed at 10pm - but thousands of Brits were seen getting an early vote in during rush hour.
Astonishing pictures of snaking queues - particularly in South London - allayed fears of a low turnout in the first December election in nearly 100 years.
Labour MPs were sharpening the knives for Mr Corbyn, who most in the party expect to stand down as early as this morning if results turn out to be as bad as the exit poll suggests.
Several Labour candidates told The Sun last night that Mr Corbyn was personally to blame for Labour’s dire performance.
And the party’s shocking anti-Semitism crisis was also cited as a reason for the poor result.
Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford North, told The Sun: “This has been a very tough campaign.
“Time and time again on the doorstep Jeremy Corbyn the team, the manifesto have come up as real problems on the doorstep and I’m really anxious what the night has in store for the party and the country if Boris Johnson gets the majority he is hoping for.” LABOUR FEAR ELECTION WIPE OUT
One Labour candidate defending a seat in the once traditional Labour heartlands said: "The doorsteps have been grim. I'm f**ked."
They said Mr Corbyn had come up as a problem on the doorstep countless times.
On the eve of the election Labour’s Rosie Duffield, who won a shock win for the party in the previously Tory stronghold of Canterbury in 2017, criticised her party’s campaign.
She told ITV’s Peston show it had been a "disgraceful campaign on all sides to be honest”.
Ms Duffield added: It has been a race to the bottom and I don't think any of us have covered ourselves in huge amounts of glory.
"Jeremy not apologising isn't good enough and Boris hiding in a fridge isn't good enough.
"We deserve better from our politicians, I'm afraid and we deserve people to be honest."
Most in the party expect Mr Corbyn to stand down as early as today. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said last month that both he and Mr Corbyn would quit if they failed to enter government.
But last week it emerged that there are plans to install Mr McDonnell as interim leader for up to six months in order to help a fellow hard-left candidate to win the leadership contest.
He is thought to want his protege Rebecca Long-Bailey, currently the Shadow Business Secretary, to take over.
Thank you to everyone across our great country who voted, who volunteered, who stood as candidates. We live in the greatest democracy in the world. pic.twitter.com/1MuEMXqWHq — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 12, 2019
Disappointing Exit Poll. Let's see if accurate.
If, as it seems, this was a Brexit election then the next one won't be given Johnson’s Thatcherite agenda.
And Johnson must continue to be fought with radical alternatives, not triangulation, that challenge the Tories head-on. — Richard Burgon (@RichardBurgon) December 12, 2019
The results of the historic exit poll projected outside the BBC tonight 5 The results of the historic exit poll projected outside the BBC tonightCredit: AFP Boris, pictured at the polls earlier with his dog 5 Boris, pictured at the polls earlier with his dogCredit: AP:Associated Press Ballots are tallied at a counting centre for Britain's general election in Hartlepool 5 Ballots are tallied at a counting centre for Britain's general election in HartlepoolCredit: Reuters People have been turning out in force for the most important election in living memory 5 People have been turning out in force for the most important election in living memoryCredit: Reuters The polls are OPEN!
Cast your vote now Guide to the night
11pm: First seat due to declare, with Houghton and Sunderland South battling it out with Newcastle upon Tyne Central to be the earliest. Bridget Phillipson holds a majority of 12,341 in the safe Labour seat of Houghton and Sunderland South. But any change in their majority could indicate how Corbyn's party will fare on a national scale.
Midnight: Other North East seats Newcastle upon Tyne East, Newcastle upon Tyne North and Sunderland Central are all set to declare. These are all unlikely
Agree!
Those pesky Russians did it again!
I think the English will say “Good Riddance” to the Scots.
Bo?
Its only OVER when ‘the fat lady sings’
I forget, how did OUR 2016 ‘exit polls’ run ???
Don't tread on tea . . . . .
Congrats England!!!
You’re getting your country back.
I should have invested in the pound
Sing with me:
BRITONS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SHALL BE SLAVES!
Buh, bye EU.
I love the proclamation about accuracy and correctness of exit polling. LOL
So, promising to nationalize industry and bring back the socialism of the 70’s wasn’t a winning strategy? Who knew?
Expect a 2nd Scottish independence referendum soon as a result of Boris’ victory...
So what’s this “doorstep” thing they were going on about???
Hey Commie Dems, enjoy your future in 2020 with this impeachment BS..I am looking forward to it
It will take the commies 5 seconds to call Boris an agent of Putin
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...yes that's sarcasm
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