Just got up after watching until 5am.

Although I am pleased at the size of Labour's win, I think a comment by Nadhim Zahawi that the results are built on sand has a lot of wisdom. Come the next election, the anti-Conservative factor will be much reduced, and the voting will be based on what has been achieved. Inevitably, because of the finance restrictions and where we are starting from, it is going to be a long slog, and so Labour will also lose those who had unrealistic ideas of what could be chosen. Then, inevitable, as lot of them seats are on comparatively slim majorities.

Added to which we have a Conservative party that needs to sort out how it will respond to Reform, who will be gleeful at these results. Labour, meanwhile, will I hope realise that you cannot outbid Farage on immigration: cut it to a tenth of what is it and stop all the boats and Farage will still be beating the "Too many immigrants" drum. So somehow our other Labour needs to draw the teeth of the immigration issue and get it out of the conversation while at least Reform and possibly Conservatives will be trying to keep it prominent. Not to mention that Farage in his acceptance speech said he was coming for Labour.

I am very hopeful of what can be achieved over the next few months, and as I said the key will be people feeling progress is being made, but how both Labour and the Conservatives react to the size of the Reform vote will be critical.