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This is the awkward moment a Conservative MP Steve was told he was going to lose his seat live on air.
Steve Baker, the MP for Wycombe was told on BBC news he had a less than 1% chance of winning the election.
While presenting the projected results, host Reeta Chakrabarti said: ‘Steve Baker who is in the studio with us… I’m sorry to be putting you up here on the screen like this but, you know, we are giving you a less than 1% chance ofholding on to your seat.’
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Mr Baker was seen smiling through the pain as the exit polls projections were read out.
Ms Chakrabarti said Iain Duncan Smith and Grant Shapps are also likely to lose.
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The exit poll has predicted Labour will win in a landslide with the Conservatives suffering their worst ever loss.
The MP was told he has a less than !% chance of winning (Picture: Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock)
According to the forecast Labour will win 410 seats, with the Conservatives on 131, and the Liberal Democrats overtaking the SNP as the third-largest party in the House of Commons with 61 seats.
Commissioned jointly by major British news broadcasters, the poll is based on research carried out by interviewers at 133 polling stations in marginal constituencies around the country.
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