Labour is standing ready to take over government in the UK while Conservatives have begun speaking out about what looks set to be their worst-ever defeat.
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Here are some of the reactions from the winners and losers.
"The change begins right here because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted. It is now time for us to deliver"
-Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after being re-elected.
"It's clear tonight that Britain will have a new government in the morning"
- Former defence secretary Grant Shapps after losing his seat.
"Today is our chance to turn the page and start a new chapter".
-Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner in her acceptance speech.
"There's no way of describing this as anything other than a bad night for the Conservative Party".
-Former Tory minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg takes stock.
"I'm afraid the reason why the Conservative Party has been swept out is because it's been a clown show and people are paying a heavy price for it" .
-Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting reflects on the exit polls.
"I think that we have seen in this election an astonishing ill-discipline within the party"
-Former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland, after losing his seat.
"As I said a few weeks back, there's going to be a reckoning on election night - there has been a seismic reckoning ... throughout the country".
-Reform UK's Lee Anderson in his acceptance speech.
"We're coming for Labour, be in no doubt about that."
-Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after being elected in Clacton.
"A lot of the people - if not the majority of people - who in this election have shifted from the SNP to Labour, they still believe in independence, they haven't shifted their opinion on independence"
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, commenting on the SNP's poor showing in the exit poll.
"It's the biggest comeback since Lazarus"
Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock.
"The Liberal Democrats are on course for our best results in a century, thanks to our positive campaign with health and care at its heart" - Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey.
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