Ian Hislop reacts to staggering Tory defeat

Ian Hislop reacts as Tories face staggering losses.

[DaisyAjay]

Strictly Come Dancing & I'm A Celebrity will be spoiled for choice.

[jimmeltonbradley]

Therese Coffey losing to the Greens is, i think, my favourite so far. Pure satire.

[jacksonmahr]

its amusing how Penny Morduant discusses rebuilding the country....without seeming to realise why it needs rebuilding.

[astolevol]

I can happily watch Ian Hislop discourse on anything. He's knowledgeable, witty, charming, engaging, disarming, astute ... a veritable man of the people.
Long live Ian - a national treasure.

[bodricpriest]

After 14 years of this they still get 110? What a bonkers country, they should be on zero and facing lengthy prison time in many cases.

[ashroskell]

One of Liz Truss’s former colleagues made an excellent point. He said she could have saved her own seat if she hadn’t demonstrated so epically that she hadn’t learned a THING from her previous experience. Instead, she courted the far right in America and haunted Westminster, making Tufton Street loaded neo-liberal speeches about how she would double down on her agenda. Now she wonders why she’s out of her job?

[glen]

What was it about a lady with a sword being no basis for a government

[rryanreid]

How is the the Sunak Family recieving a £38 billion contract to upgrade the NHS IT system not a criminal act? it should be under investigation at the very least.

[preachyourstory]

Penny Maudant: 'If we again want to be the natural party of government...' Thinking you (and thus no other party) are the 'natural' government is the beginning of the Tory problem! How about developing a sense that being in government is an honour to be treasured - thus no party is the 'natural' government?

[GYoung-ewiz]

It was staggering incompetence and indifference to human suffering that did it for the conservatives.

[TonyHightower]

The USA sorely needs someone like Ian Hislop. He's a genuine national treasure. Take care of him, okay?

[MajorGingex]

An end of an utterly miserable era, good riddance tories 👋🏻

[agfagaevart]

Grunt Chaps OUT!!
Penny Morbid OUT!
Jacob Rees Smug OUT!
Coffee DOWN THE DRAIN!
Liz Trussed UP!

there is SOME justice in this world.

[eamonquinn]

Am I wrong, but did "Penny" Mordaunt not sound like a landowner praising her good-hearted peasants? Salt of the earth and allthat, jeez

[DrewWithington]

True blue Tunbridge Wells elected a LibDem MP, for the first time since the Roman Invasion. They truly were disgusted!

[DarrenClapson-ntlq]

The coverage of this is outstanding. Filled with humour and eloquence. Quintessentially British.

[NicholasRoss-lu]

no mention of all corruption - stealing- and utter greed of the tory mps

[weetabixharry]

Ian Hislop is hilarious. Most people who talk a lot about politics seem to think it's all terribly important, so I'm always glad when he sees the silly side.

[Matthew-bufg]

I'll give Morduant some credit, she's far more magnanimous and gracious in defeat than Truss who, predictably, behaved like a toddler

[lesmanwaring]

Private eye is the only news source that I take seriously. Ironic really!