A big majority is a victory for Boris Johnson, Brexit and everyone slandered by the far-Left

A combination of pictures shows the broadcaster's exit poll results with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party winning 368 seats (L) and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party winning 191 seats, on the outside of the BBC building in London, as the ballots begin to be counted in the general election, on December 12, 2019.
The PM is heading for a majority Credit: AFP 

As I write, the Tories have a stunning exit poll lead and they've just won Blyth Valley. Blyth Valley has been Labour or independent Labour since 1950. This evening has the potential for a major realignment.

And I'm happy. Very happy. I just did a little dance in the newsroom. Why? Three main reasons.

One because the Left poured a bucket of bile over the Tories in this election. They portrayed them as heartless monsters from the black lagoon, hell-bent on selling off the NHS to Donald Trump. And, if these figures I'm looking at are real, then it hasn't worked.

On the contrary, it's possible that all the negativity has backfired. Not only did social media and the celebrity mafia get this election horribly wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't cost Labour a lot of votes. Steve Coogan: this one's on you. A-ha.

Second, this is a vindication for Boris Johnson. Again, he is not the man the Left says he is. He is perfectly moderate and really quite popular - as footage from the campaign trail almost consistently showed. He had a great campaign, displaying the discipline he allegedly lacked, and even when it wrong it was oddly wonderful (hiding in a fridge: love it). 

Never has the gulf between London opinion and the rest of the country been so stark. I'm not claiming BoJo is our Churchill or is universally loved. But what he's not is universally hated just because Channel 4 doesn't care for him. He has rescued his party from Theresa May and - this is the big thing - maybe saved Brexit.

Third, I'm happy for Brexit. I voted on that issue and it looks like, fingers crossed, we're going to get it. Getting Brexit done has been nerve-wracking, like pushing a wheelbarrow of precious glass along a tightrope over a lake filled with sharks. One wrong turn and it could be lost forever. Tonight it seems a little more secure.

If the Tories have broken into the Labour heartlands then it's marvellous news for the brand of conservatism I'm at home with: populist, patriotic, happy-to-spend a bit, socially conservative (in a non-nasty way).

We really have the potential to re-orientate politics away from the liberal-Left and towards something rooted in community, something that is proudly British and generous in spirit. The Conservatives have not done that by nature or design; it was forced on them by Brexit. I hope it lasts.

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