(4 Jul 2024)
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London – 4 July 2024
1. Wide of pub where a watch party is being held
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Harry Clark, lawyer:
"I mean, no surprises really. I think coming into this everyone was kind of expecting some kind of Labour victory, the extent to which we didn’t really know going into the election. Personally, I live here in a swing seat so I’m interested to see how things play out for me locally. But I mean, at national level, I don’t see any kind of surprises in the overall outcome. Obviously, you know what happens next, in terms of major policy announcements, whether it’s collaboration between the parties, how things are going to play out at a local level, is another issue. But just big picture stuff is as expected for the most part I think."
3. Mid of people in pub
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Harry Clark, lawyer:
"It’s hard to say at this stage, right? I think regardless of your political affiliation, I think there’s probably been a kind of a sense of discontent and frustration. You know, if you’re on the right side of things, you probably want things to potentially go further. The Conservatives kind of split with the Reform vote. And obviously kind of centre and to the left of that, people voting tactically, or whatever, to get the Conservatives out. For the new government that’s coming in, the initial few months are going to be really important. Can they hit the ground running? Can they to appeal to the voter base that they’ve promised? And is there going to be a sense of real change for people that voted for it, essentially."
5. Mid of people in pub
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Harry Clark, lawyer:
"It’s probably likely for many people to feel that way, you know? They see a change of name in terms of the parties that are leading them. The proof is in the pudding, right? You know, bills have got to be passed. Policies have got to change. There’s going to be a different set of attitudes as to how the government’s going to approach things. And until that kind of change is delivered to a real tangible level and people get a sense of difference in their lives, I don’t think we can make that assessment, it’s too early to call. But there will certainly be many people waking up tomorrow morning who are going to feel that there’s a difference between the UK they live in today versus what they had yesterday, right?"
7. Mid of people in pub
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonina Scheer, policy fellow:
"I think I’m really excited and optimistic about what the exit polls are showing. I think it’s time for a new future, and that’s going to be good for this country."
9. Mid of people in pub
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonina Scheer, policy fellow:
"I think there’s a lot of work to do, and I think if the Labour landslide, when they come in, we’ll have to hold them to account on the things that they promised to do and probably get them to do more on climate change, on immigration."
11. Mid of people in pub
STORYLINE:
People in London were optimistic but cautious about the future of the UK on Thursday night, as exit polls suggested the Conservatives faced a historic defeat in Britain’s general election.
The exit poll suggested that Britain’s Labour Party is headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election.
Voters appeared to be punishing the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval.
The poll released moments after voting closed indicated that center-left Labour’s leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s next prime minister.
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