Labour mayor rejoices as former Scottish Tory leader describes exit poll as ‘massacre’
Ruth Davidson, the former Scottish Tory leader, has described the exit poll as projecting a ‘massacre’ for her party. But it was not as bad as it might have been, she told Sky News.
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She said: ‘So actually, 131 – while there is no dressing it up, this is a massacre – they’ve actually, if this is right, pulled a few back from where they thought they were.’ The Labour party was predicted to win by a ‘landslide’ in the 10pm exit poll, regaining dozens of seats lost in the 2019 elections
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Put your flood defences up the tory tears are going to cause flash flooding 🤣
WHEN WILL YOU PAY ME FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR YOUR POTHOLES CAUSED?!
Well at least Rishi can relax now – a bit of Netflix and a take out curry. Bless his heart.
It’s like choosing which of your enemies you want to become your boss. This country needs change and we won’t get it with either of the main two parties
So American observer, am I the only one who finds it a little bit ironic that you guys are holding your elections on the same date as our independence Day. The day we became independent from Britain.
Arrogant lying corrupt Tories riding on the lies from Boris to get a majority are now feeling the publics rage!
Bye bye Sunak, you could be better off a bolywood actor 😂😂😂😂
The hysteria on the DM website is hilarious. Looks like their absurd shrieking headlines didn't work. Doh.
Wow. I seek that in November in America. I Am.
Packet in. Get out now. All tF way back to wherever and take rinku and tinku too.
off rishi goes private jet with his millions to California quick as a flash!
At last the country has at last voted for common sense.
Now get friends of Israel out of British politics ,before we become as subservient as AIPAC has made America.Our political system not a globalist kabals .
This is the Labour Cabinet!!
As a recent pensioner – my retirement plans wrecked by Covid – I am very scared of what the future holds. Pretty sure the Tories were desperate to hand this mess over to Labour – now it is their problem. Welcome to the fire.
Bye bye useless Tories
Tomorrow we welcome socialism , again.
Well , at least some of you citizens will – I won't
Fiscally Labour know they can't pull it off.
It's like watching a sinking ship.
Bon chance.
The Tories have been dreadful but it’s about to get much worse. Will the last hard working, tax payer with family values turn off the light when they leave please. Huge exodus coming
Just another nail
Looking from the States, those Tories were some circus show, particularly Boris and Liz, and the whole Brexit calamity…
Crazy how people don't even particularly like labour, it's just that the alternative is so much worse.
Tbh i can't believe anyone would still vote for the tories. Who would you trust less to pull the UK out of the hole we're in than THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT THE LAST 14 YEARS PUTTING US THERE???
Believe me. We will get
change with Labour in power. A drastic change for the worse. Crime, the economy , the NHS, the education system, unskilled immigration, and general quality of life will get much worse. The country is doomed.
Who in their right mind would vote labour. 🤦🤦🤦 Its going to be an horendous 4 years. This comming from a centrist
The country will be destroyed even quicker now, this is the cost of ignorance.
Curious to see people celebrating as if Labour will be any different, seems people haven’t been paying attention.
Tory tears? The tories can’t stand the tories
RIP UK Economy, women’s safe spaces, pensions….,WEF Globalism incoming 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
Burnham is useless
Ruth Davidson is truly horrible….
the uniparty still wins
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She was nice… But yeah Boris was terrible.
Useless replaces useless.
Always love the immediate spin, WELL IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THIS ANGLE THE TORIES ACTUALLY WON!
Burnham is a fool. 1.5% more votes than 2019. Hardly a glowing reference. As for Davidson, never a proper Tory.
The country has had it with the tory party
Reform 4 million 4 MPs
Labiur 9.5 million 410 MPS
Lol😂
and let this be a lesson to anyone in power.. we put you in the job we can just as easy take it off ya!
happy friday everyone :))
I wonder if I am rhe only one who genuinely mixes up Ruth Davidson and Susan Calman?
Lol! What’s she on? The Tories have been well and truly thumped! It was even worse than the exit polls suggested, the Tories picking up 121 seats, with one still to declare in the Orkney’s, I think.
They must think that they have been thumped by a young Mike Tyson in his prime, before Don King ruined him.
Imagine being a Scottish Tory.
Lol it haven’t set in to Andy that his chances of being pm that went down the drains
You could look at the last 14 years as the greatest looting of sovereign wealth to private hands in history and the decimation of public services leading to brexit and again untrammelled wealth transfer and we haven’t even got to ppe 😂 so in some ways quite successful just depends
Life in Britain is becoming increasingly brutalised
Bob crow 👌🏽
She’s in the House of Lords for what she never done a thing for Scotland
Bandy Urnham
Ruth Davidson didn't take it well .
Even in a massive defeat the tories still try to gaslight us
120 seats too many
Look at Ruth's face, ha ha ha