Labour veteran Hilary Benn has arrived at the election count at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Middleton.
The long-serving MP was first elected in the city back in 1999.
If a YouGov poll is correct, he will win his constituency tonight with a comfortable majority.
Mr Benn gave a brief comment to the YEP as he arrived at the count.
The long-serving MP was first elected in the city back in 1999.
If a YouGov poll is correct, he will win his constituency tonight with a comfortable majority.
Mr Benn gave a brief comment to the YEP as he arrived at the count.
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00:00Hilary Benn, you're standing for election in the south, how are you feeling tonight, the exit poll is obviously very good news for the Labour Party, what's your feeling?
00:11Well it's an exit poll and what really matters are the results which will be declared here in due course and I'm looking forward to see how the counting is going, thank you.