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Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election night

With all but a handful of results declared, party’s tally stands at 71, beating its previous record of 62 in 2005

In today’s newsletter: As the exit poll lands, here’s how election night will play out hour by hour

Ed Davey has won record seats for the Lib Dems at the general election. To do so, he’s done some eye-catching stunts during the campaign, but his life story is even more arresting

Many are frustrated at failures to tackle inequality, the climate and Labour’s struggle to define a woman

In today’s newsletter: 12% of the electorate are believed to be undecided about how to vote, and they might change the demographic of voters. Could the polls be wrong?

Lib Dem leader says public’s dislike of Tories and tactical voting offer chance to change UK’s political geography

The Tories and Labour both withdrew support for candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission – The Independent speaks to local party supporters who had been campaigning for them, and to voters

Ed Davey’s party surprised by lack of Tories’ attention on them as they target Labour supporters to lend their vote

Exclusive: With seven days to go before the election the Techne UK tracker poll shows Sunak ‘cannot save the Tories’ from defeat

It isn’t easy being a Liberal Democrat. For decades the third wheel in British politics, the party was relegated to fourth place following its disastrous 2015 election result and the simultaneous rise of the Scottish National Party. But under Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are enjoying something of a…