As Labour declares victory in the general election, Rishi Sunak is on course to preside over the Tories’ worst ever general election result. As the results pour in, the Conservative losses are piling up with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and Chief Whip Simon Hart among the senior members of Sunak’s team to lose their seat. Sunak and Jeremy Hunt may have clung on but the Tory party is losing all over the place – from the north-east and Wales to Surrey and Oxfordshire.
The recriminations are well under way
On current results, it looks as though Labour has won around 36 per cent of the vote but will have a majority of around 170. Meanwhile, the Tories have won around 22 per cent of the vote – with Reform not far behind on 17 per cent. It’s clear from the results so far that the Reform party has had a devastating effect on the Tories.
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