UK general election: Labour set for landslide victory, according to exit poll | BBC News

Labour is set to win a UK general election landslide with a majority of 170, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky.

If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs - just short of Tony Blair’s 1997 total.

The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number in post-war history.

At the past five UK general elections, the exit poll has been accurate to within a range of 1.5 and 7.5 seats.

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[janekmazur]

Deaf interpreteor is making this evening 10% better

[RYN]

the sign language guy is having too much fun

[yonathanlevi]

I can't stop looking on the guy in the right

[sysense]

I don't think the interpreter is talking about the election. 🤪🤪

[Hashcarbunesti]

Sign language guy is absolutely stealing the show😂

[petitthom]

The sign language man interpreting “as Big Ben strikes 10” already cracks me up. And it’s not even 10 seconds out of the more than 7 minutes

[aavvcc]

1:06 happy to hear that the British still say “blimey” 😄

[nomenclature]

The Grenfell Tower fire inquiry will now have spanned 2 Monarchs and 5 Prime Ministers.

[jpcarvalho]

Labour will be a a tight leash. This was more of a vote against the current conservative leadership (Sunak, Truss) and the current economic outlook. People are seeing their lifestyle and wellbeing going backwards.

[REH-pr]

It’s sad that Labour are winning a landslide not because of the possibility of real change and outlook but because the tories are so so awful. The irony is, Labour are closer to the tories than they’ve ever been

[MichaelB-gilt]

So now the pendulum swings to Labour. Give it a year or two and people will be freaking out…wanting change….AGAIN.

[tara]

I don't want Labour just as much as I don't want the Tories... Absolutely sick of this 2 party system! We need electoral reform!

[titteryenot]

Yup. And after 4 years ppl will be pissed off with Labour and there will be clamouring for change. Of course, in a first past the post system, that change can only be Tory. We live with a Hobson’s choice.

[Timurv]

I’m disgusted by this result. Can’t even get my head around how Tories managed to get up to 131. They should’ve stayed underneath 100. LibDems should’ve become the official opposition, and Labour should’ve broken Blairs record.

[nickmacarius]

History does not repeat, but it rhymes. 1997 all over again.

[Jonny-really]

Nothing changes everything gets worse doesn't matter who wins it's all a load of you no what.

[thebiglebowski]

Starmer hasn't done anything... people voted NOT Conservative. Give it 6 months, he will be hated just as much.

[daniellehirschausen]

I hope the next prime minister can start to get the country back on track !

[RhysoTV]

Sign language bloke is absolutely smashing it!

[MrCloudss]

The sign guy probably lied on his resume 😂