Labour mayor rejoices as former Scottish Tory leader describes exit poll as 'massacre'

Ruth Davidson, the former Scottish Tory leader, has described the exit poll as projecting a 'massacre' for her party. But it was not as bad as it might have been, she told Sky News. She said: 'So actually, 131 – while there is no dressing it up, this is a massacre – they’ve actually, if this is right, pulled a few back from where they thought they were.' The Labour party was predicted to win by a 'landslide' in the 10pm exit poll, regaining dozens of seats lost in the 2019 elections UK general election results 2024: live feeds UK general election results 2024: live tracker