The Liberal Democrats are confident of high-profile gains across England, unseating Cabinet ministers including Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.
“This seat has been Conservative for 100 years, winning here is an extraordinary achievement which has unseated the Education Secretary.” The pollsters have said Sir Ed Davey’s party is likely to end the night on 61 seats, while the party’s own number-crunchers said they had won “47 seats so far” shortly before 1.30am.Throughout the campaign, Sir Ed has toured the country in his battle bus called Yellow Hammer 1, taking part in stunts including toppling off a paddleboard in Windermere, playing tennis in Newbury and surfing near Bude in Cornwall.