'If this exit poll is right I will publicly eat my hat' Paddy Ashdown - BBC News

Elections 2015: First reactions to the General Election exit poll from Paddy Ashdown, Alastair Campbell, Michael Gove, Harriet Harman and our own Nick Robinson

[AFGuidesHD]

To be fair the exit poll wasn't right, they lost 2 more than it predicted.

[BBCNews]

'If this exit poll is right I will publicly eat my hat' and other reactions to the general elections exit poll ‪#‎GE2015‬

[eokii]

Don't make promises you can't keep.

[JackWalker]

Classic TV moment! RIP Paddy Ashdown, best leader Liberal Democrats ever had, British politics don't have decent class leaders anymore...

[Harderanger]

RIP Paddy ♥️ A man with the highest integrity.

[guilhermegfreitas]

a hat and a kilt made of marzipan loool

[Cromper]

If there was any doubt as to the disconnection between politicians, advisors,  pollsters and the people of Britain, then let this election be a yardstick for the future of politics.

[thegreenknight]

Would you like salt and pepper on that Mr Pantsdown?

[badabing]

Yes Harriet point out that if the exit poll was right that the main thing to take from it is that the Tories would lose their coalition majority; not how badly how Labour had done.

[syedhoque]

I’ll eat my hat! XD Best 2015 Quote ever! Paddy Ashdown RIP.

[Weird-City]

Guys I know you are the serious BBC but you really should redo this and right after he says he will publically eat his hat - but to him eating the hat...lol.

[RubyMarkLindMilly]

would you like some salt for your hat paddy he he chew it slowly and enjoy the flavour!

[wallacetf]

paddy coughed at me rather loudly today in the peers lobby. found it quite rude.

[kevinprior]

Whatever happened that night... the Ashdown hat thing was the most memorable

[RBenjo]

Harriet Harman clearly had a script and Labour clearly weren’t prepared for such a bad poll!

[inyourgenes]

Someone feed Paddy "pants-down" Ashdown a hat made of seeds from the Carolina Reaper would get my vote!

[feebadrin]

Paddy there's a way. Instead of eating a real hat, eat your own small chocolate hat. You'd have the last laugh.

[KnightxxArrow]

Conservatives actually won 331 seats. Congrats to Mr. Cameron and the Conservatives on their election victory.

[edwardrea]

Who would of thought in 2024 they have there best results ever

[AlexOjideagu]

Paddy Ashdown? More pike Paddy Power, I'd have given 2-1 on him eating it.