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The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight.

There is much to learn and reflect on.

And I take responsibility for the loss.

To the many good, hardworking conservative candidates who lost tonight,

despite their tireless efforts, their local records of delivery,

and their dedication to their communities, I am sorry.

I will now head down to London where I will say more about tonight's result

before I leave the job of Prime Minister, to which I have given my all. I will then return here

to my family's home, and I look forward to spending more time with you all in the weeks, months and

years ahead. On Tuesday, it was Rishi Sunak saying,

it's not over till it's over.

A quarter to five this morning, it was over.

And it sounded like a humbled,

contrite, sad, ex-Prime minister speaking.

It was a moment of pure dignity,

in what has in many ways be,

the weirdest election night I can remember.

And we should say the headline is a Labour landslide.

Labor have crossed the threshold

and Kirstama becomes the first person to take his party from opposition to government

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