Just to be clear no results have yet been announced, but latest figures from Sporting Index seem to place the Tories with between 325 and 330 seats, which with support from Northern Ireland would be enough to form a majority government.

5 minutes left and people all over the country are standing in queues waiting to vote. Hurry up I say! The clock’s ticking, and over at the Guardian the Labour propaganda machine is still turning against the Conservatives, hoping to stem the tide. Neil Kinnock is being mentioned, and Margaret Thatcher’s agenda is back on the cards.

The question now is simply, do the exit polls agree with these, and crucially, are they right?
Head on over to the BBC to check out the latest.

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NEW UPDATE : Latest Predictions say that 12% swing to the Tories would result in an extra 89 seats for the Conservatives, rising to 116 if SNP and LD seats also fall which could result in their share of the vote being anything from 299-326.

The Latest Polls average to 36 % Conservative, 28 % Labour, 27 % Liberal Democrats.  On the current seat predictions the conservatives resulting in 297 seats. But other polls have shown that in Marginal seats there has been a 12% swing to the tories, on the basis of which, an extra 10-15 seats could come his way, not sufficient to allow him to form a majority governments but with the help of Northern Ireland, sufficient to form a government. All hopes of Lib-Lab Coalition would then be ruined, even with the support of Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party.

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Brown sat alone, as the sun shone through his window. His hands, white with tension, gripped the mahogany desk, while he tried to spin his chair around. It was impossible. The hands were preventing a full rotation.

‘Gordon? Are you there?’ Shrilled a voice behind the door. Miliband. But which one? Brown shrugged to himself and set about trying to spin his chair. A knock. Then the door groaned open.

‘What is it, Ed?’ he asked, pulling his chair closer.

‘David, actually’ he mumbled. ‘President Obama sends his congratulations.’

‘Can I speak with him?’

‘He’s gone. Said he was rushed, had to go and play golf.’

‘Obama. He’s a good person.’ Brown checked his lapels with faux-nostalgia,before adding ‘he’d better not send me some more DVDs.’

Miliband laughed, and Brown reciprocated with a smile. Today had gone well. The Tories would be unelectable for decades. Their spending cuts had crippled Britain, and they had sought to undo all Labour’s good work. Today, Cameron packed up Downing Street, returning to opposition. He resigned, deciding to spend more time with his family. George Osborne had filled the void, but Boris Johnson was indicating his interest, next year perhaps.

‘You know, David, I think I’m getting old.’ Miliband perked up.

‘Oh, no, Gordon. You aren’t a day over forty.’ This was it. He was about to ask him to lead. All these years.

‘I just think, seeing how good it is to communicate with the British youth, would you tweet me?’

‘I beg your pardon?’ said Miliband, disappointedly.

‘Tweet me?’ He stared at Miliband, puppy-dog eye expectant.

Miliband clenched his fist. The man was never going to give up power. He stopped the Lib Dem coalition because Clegg wanted to lead. He prevented the Mandelson take over. He’d clung on for such a long time, yet nobody wanted him. And besides, nobody used Twitter anymore!

‘Yes, Prime Minister. I will ‘tweet’ you.’

‘Thank you.’ Miliband left. Brown revolved, having relinquished his grip. He was here to stay.

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Gordon Brown took a devastating blow as ex-cabinet ministers Patricia Hewitt and former defence secretary Geoff Hoon wrote a letter to all Labour MPs calling for a secret ballot to decide on a new leader for the general election this year.

At a time when when unity in a party is paramount, this news will be encouraging for the Conservatives who are following their tag line in this elcetion campaign as “we cannot go on like this”.

 The argument for change is simple. Labour MPs do not think that they are more likely to succeed in the election with Brown at the helm. Whereas before the leadership challenge would be fraught with danger, these two outgoing figures are leaving politics, and although never in the Labour premiership of minister, are still formidable characters with nothing to lose. They argue for a secret ballot that would be quick and  ”not disrupt the work of current MPs”. The story will no doubt flair as repercussions must take place.

Patricia Hewitt, leading the rebellion.

Patricia Hewitt, leading the rebellion.

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