Not exactly squaring up to reality just yet, but at least weโre peeking at it from behind the sofa. If only people had been asked to explain precisely what they meant by โsovereigntyโ. Next up, reality meets fishing quotas.
This is clearly a bad night for Labour, which requires careful analysis.
But it could be much worse than a bad night for all those who rely on our public services and the NHS.
Which means we still need a leadership that fights for the many, not the few.
Thank you to all our wonderful @TorySwindon team for your incredible work in #Swindon at #GE2019 - record wins in North and South Swindon for @Conservatives - letโs make 2020 a year of progress for #Swindon and for Britain!
Danger of a hard Brexit was encapsulated in a narrow Tory win.
We'd get to the end of 2020 and the ERG would claim a WTO Brexit was better than the trade deal the PM had negotiated.
Big win means the ERG becomes fringe. Brexit Party loses influence.
We will be live at STEAM tonight to bring you the results of the General Election as they come in.
Declarations are expected anytime between 1am and 3am and all the results will be posted on our website and social media channels.
#GE2019
Wonderful to receive so many words of support and encouragement from fellow local residents today-loads of thumbs up for our positive local campaign #Conservative#SouthSwindon#GE2109