Exit poll and early results suggest Labour’s northern seats could fall as Britain’s electoral map is redrawn

It was the exit poll that shattered Labour hearts at the stroke of 10pm, delivering the starkest of early signs that Boris Johnson had achieved the landslide victory he craved by delivering the biggest Tory majority for more than thirty years.

After weeks of fluctuating polls and campaigning in winter darkness, an underlying narrative had still left room to doubt Conservative hopes of “Getting Brexit Done” by making some gains from Labour while limiting their losses to the Liberal Democrats.

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