No matter who you backed, election night was a rollercoaster. From the astonishing exit poll to former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg losing his seat, the night produced shock after shock as the country struggled to make sense of a baffling election.
But at times like these, one place is always a refuge of both sanity and hilarity in equal measure – Twitter.
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Where is the left-wing Reform?Today's Big Question As the Labour Party leans towards the right, progressive voters have been left with few alternatives
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Ed Miliband, Tony Blair and the climate 'credibility gap'Talking Point Comments by former PM Tony Blair have opened up Labour to attacks over its energy policies
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Is the UK's two-party system finally over?Today's Big Question 'Unprecedented fragmentation puts voters on a collision course with the electoral system'
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Will divisions over trans issue derail Keir Starmer's government?Today's Big Question Rebellion is brewing following the Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equality law
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Labour and the so-called 'banter ban'Talking Point Critics are claiming that a clause in the new Employment Rights Bill will spell the end of free-flowing pub conversation
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Did China sabotage British Steel?Today's Big Question Emergency situation at Scunthorpe blast furnaces could be due to 'neglect', but caution needed, says business secretary
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Is Elon Musk's DOGE job coming to an end?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Plummeting popularity, a stinging electoral defeat and Tesla's shrinking market share could be pulling the tech billionaire out of Trump's presidential orbit
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What is Starmer's £33m plan to smash 'vile' Channel migration gangs?Today's Big Question PM lays out plan to tackle migration gangs like international terrorism, with cooperation across countries and enhanced police powers
