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| Election scalps: Which political big hitters got the chop? | Election scalps: Which political big hitters got the chop? |
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| As the election results came in, even some of the biggest political names weren’t safe from punishment at the ballot box. | |
| Amber Rudd | Amber Rudd |
| The serving Tory Home Secretary, who famously stood in for absentee PM Theresa May during a shambolic BBC election debate, looked set to lose her seat in Hastings and Rye. | The serving Tory Home Secretary, who famously stood in for absentee PM Theresa May during a shambolic BBC election debate, looked set to lose her seat in Hastings and Rye. |
| Asked by journalists, Rudd gave little away, saying she was hopeful but not complacent. | Asked by journalists, Rudd gave little away, saying she was hopeful but not complacent. |
| “I’m not going to engage much until we are a little clearer where it is. I’m just quietly waiting and keeping an eye on everybody and everything in the normal way,” she said. | “I’m not going to engage much until we are a little clearer where it is. I’m just quietly waiting and keeping an eye on everybody and everything in the normal way,” she said. |
| After multiple re-counts Rudd retained her seat by a mere 346 votes. | After multiple re-counts Rudd retained her seat by a mere 346 votes. |
| Nick Clegg | Nick Clegg |
| The former deputy PM and Liberal Democrat leader is counting the cost of going into a coalition with the Tories in 2010 and his subsequent abandonment of pledges on student fees. | |
| His Sheffield Hallam seat was taken by Labour candidate Jared O’Mara. | His Sheffield Hallam seat was taken by Labour candidate Jared O’Mara. |
| Alex Salmond | Alex Salmond |
| The former Scottish first minister and current Scottish National Party (SNP) foreign affairs spokesman was beaten by the Tories. | The former Scottish first minister and current Scottish National Party (SNP) foreign affairs spokesman was beaten by the Tories. |
| The nearest challenger for his Gordon constituency Tory Colin Clark took the seat in arguably the most high-profile scalping north of the border. | The nearest challenger for his Gordon constituency Tory Colin Clark took the seat in arguably the most high-profile scalping north of the border. |
| Angus Robertson | Angus Robertson |
| Another SNP powerhouse, Robertson is famed for his articulate interventions as the party’s Westminster spokesman on issues like Yemen and Trident. | Another SNP powerhouse, Robertson is famed for his articulate interventions as the party’s Westminster spokesman on issues like Yemen and Trident. |
| He lost his Moray seat to Tory Highlands and Islands MSP Douglas Ross on a bad night for the party only two years after their shock surge north of the border. | He lost his Moray seat to Tory Highlands and Islands MSP Douglas Ross on a bad night for the party only two years after their shock surge north of the border. |
| Ben Gummer | Ben Gummer |
| The Ipswich Tory seen as a rising star, who was a major contributor to the Tory manifesto, has been ejected from his seat by Labour. He was predicted to take over as Brexit Secretary in a Theresa May government. | The Ipswich Tory seen as a rising star, who was a major contributor to the Tory manifesto, has been ejected from his seat by Labour. He was predicted to take over as Brexit Secretary in a Theresa May government. |
| Speaking to the press, Hummer said “these things happen in politics.” | Speaking to the press, Hummer said “these things happen in politics.” |