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| Theresa May says she ‘shed a tear’ on general election night | Theresa May says she ‘shed a tear’ on general election night |
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| Theresa May “shed a tear” when she saw the exit poll on general election night, the Prime Minister has said. | Theresa May “shed a tear” when she saw the exit poll on general election night, the Prime Minister has said. |
| In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live the PM said she was “shocked at the result that had come through” and that it “took a few minutes” to sink in. | In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live the PM said she was “shocked at the result that had come through” and that it “took a few minutes” to sink in. |
| Asked whether she had cried, she said: “Yes, a little tear, at that moment”. | Asked whether she had cried, she said: “Yes, a little tear, at that moment”. |
| “It was when I heard the exit poll. To be honest with you, I didn’t actually watch the exit poll myself – I have a little bit of superstition about things like that,” she said. | “It was when I heard the exit poll. To be honest with you, I didn’t actually watch the exit poll myself – I have a little bit of superstition about things like that,” she said. |
| “My husband watched it for me and came and told me and I was shocked at the result that had come through in the exit poll. It took a few minutes for it to sort of sink in, what that was telling me. | “My husband watched it for me and came and told me and I was shocked at the result that had come through in the exit poll. It took a few minutes for it to sort of sink in, what that was telling me. |
| “My husband gave me a hug and then I got on the phone to CCHQ, the Conservative party, to find out what had happened.” | “My husband gave me a hug and then I got on the phone to CCHQ, the Conservative party, to find out what had happened.” |
| Ms May said that up until the exit poll she had been told that the Conservatives were on course for a good result. | Ms May said that up until the exit poll she had been told that the Conservatives were on course for a good result. |
| It was previously reported that Ms May was met with a “stony silence” when she arrived at Conservative party HQ later in the night. | It was previously reported that Ms May was met with a “stony silence” when she arrived at Conservative party HQ later in the night. |
| A Conservative staffer was reported, by the Daily Mirror, to have been “physically sick” once the results rolled in. | A Conservative staffer was reported, by the Daily Mirror, to have been “physically sick” once the results rolled in. |
| Speaking on Thursday the Prime Minister said she took “responsibility” for the result and that there was “more” she could have done to tackle the concerns of voters. | Speaking on Thursday the Prime Minister said she took “responsibility” for the result and that there was “more” she could have done to tackle the concerns of voters. |
| Ms May claimed the result was “about the balance of messages within a campaign”. | Ms May claimed the result was “about the balance of messages within a campaign”. |
| “When it came to the actual result there were a lot of people within the party who had been very close to the campaign who were genuinely shocked by the result as it came through. We didn’t see it coming, I don’t think many people in the Labour party saw it coming.” | “When it came to the actual result there were a lot of people within the party who had been very close to the campaign who were genuinely shocked by the result as it came through. We didn’t see it coming, I don’t think many people in the Labour party saw it coming.” |
| The PM added that she did not regret calling the election adding: “If you look at the result we took seats that the Conservative party have never held before, like Mansfield.” | The PM added that she did not regret calling the election adding: “If you look at the result we took seats that the Conservative party have never held before, like Mansfield.” |