“This is your voice. This is our country deciding: we’ve had enough.” Not the words of Sir Keir Starmer accepting victory, but of Emily Maitlis on Channel 4 greeting the exit poll. I swear you could see her vibrating with happiness. Freed from the shackles of BBC impartiality, she couldn’t hide her glee at the news of a Labour landslide.
The former culture secretary clashed with Alastair Campbell and presenter Emily Maitlis
The former justice secretary made a farewell speech after losing out to Labour in Swindon South.