#The CoronaDiaries THE muted whooshing of wind-blown trees and the cheerfully chaotic chorusing of hedge-sparrows… in the absence of most human noise, these have become the new quiet song of the outdoors. I’m struck, as I venture outside for my allotted ‘exercise hour’, by how this Covid-19 crisis has […]
Author: Paul Taylor
Nick C-leggs it!
THE shock result of the night so far has seen former Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg lose his Yorkshire seat to Labour. The man who led his party into government power for the first time, in coalition with the Conservatives under David Cameron after the 2010 election, was defeated by […]
Labour holds onto Hartlepool
LABOUR has held onto Hartlepool – a seat which many speculated could be lost to the party which has held it since 1964. Voting was as follows: Mike Hill (Lab) – 21,969 Carl Jackson (Cons) – 14,319 Phil Broughton (Ukip)- 4,801 Andy Hagan (Lib Dem) – 746 That gives Mike Hill […]
The night so far … 50 out of 650 seats declared and Labour riding high
RESULTS from polling stations across the country are rolling in, with an exit poll suggesting the Conservatives will be the largest single party in the new Parliament – but short of an outright majority. After 50 results out of 650, Labour had 28 seats with two gains, while the Conservatives were on […]
Pound falls as markets fear Corbyn power
THE pound plunged following the shock BBC/ ITV / Sky exit poll an hour ago, which indicated the Conservatives have fallen short of an overall majority, resulting in a prospective hung parliament. Within minutes, Sterling fell over 1.5% to 1.27 US dollars, after the poll which predicted the Conservatives would be the largest party […]
Julie makes it three for Jeremy
WITHIN the last two minutes Sunderland Central count officials have declared victory for Labour – making it three in a row for the party. Sitting MP Julie Elliott took 56 per cent of the vote to hold the seat – not a surprise result in itself, but another note adding […]
Double-top for Corbyn as North East fires his first salvo … in ‘reverse’ order
AS expected, what may be a night of incredible political victory for Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn began with victories in the North East just five minutes ago. But it didn’t follow the predicted script, as Newcastle Central declared the first result in the whole of the country, to see Chi Omwurah holding the […]
Atmosphere ‘electric’ as Sunderland minutes from declaring
LIVE from the Sunderland count at Silksworth Leisure Centre, our reporter Jake Smith has just sent us this… “The atmosphere here at Silksworth is electric. All 27 counting teams are rattling through the votes.There are hundreds of people on the floor! All the candidates are now gathering close to […]
Conservatives/Labour react cautiously to exit poll suggesting no overall Tory majority
CONSERVATIVE and Labour figures have reacted cautiously to the exit poll predicting Theresa May could have lost her overall majority. Tory Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC: “This is a projection, it’s not a result. “These exit polls have been wrong in the past.” Labour’s shadow chancellor John […]
The weird and the wonderful around the polls
There’ve been some weird – and often wonderful – sights spotted around the country during today’s voting. Here are just a few: