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If you're tracking the UK election, the BBC is updating https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2019-50755004 as results come in.
Thus far, 5 areas that were Labour have reported in. 4 retained, 1 lost to the Conservatives (Tories).
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Lavery: It's not Corbyn, it's Brexit . Chairman of the Labour Party Ian Lavery says he is finding tonight "desperately, desperately disappointing". . He says he was "surprised in some ways and unsurprised in others". . The "Labour heartlands" in the North are "very aggrieved" at his party's stance on Brexit. . Mr Lavery adds: "17.4 million people voted for Brexit and them being…
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Corybn: I will not lead the party into any future election
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Jeremy Corbyn says he will not lead his party into any future general election.
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However, he says he will stay on while a period of "reflection" and discussion takes place
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Swinson: Results will bring dread and dismay . Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson's voice cracks when she thanks her family - including her husband and two sons. . She says "some will be celebrating the wave of nationalism that is sweeping on both sides of the borders" but adds "these results will bring dread and dismay." . "People are looking for hope," she says. . "I still believe tha…
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Angela Rayner: I still back Labour's manifesto . BBC Radio 4 . Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner was re-elected in Ashton-under-Lyne but with a reduced majority. . She says she still backs Labour's campaign. . "I still believe that the Labour manifesto was the best and the Conservatives know that and they need to reflect upon that," she says. . "While they may h…
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Conservatives win overall majority
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The Conservatives now have enough seats for us to declare they have won an overall majority.
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There are 650 MPs in the House of Commons, so as soon as a party wins 326 seats, we can confirm it.
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