"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict", says the leader of the Conservatives and former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, as his party slumps to its worst electoral defeat since the start of the 20th century. Speaking after holding onto his own seat in the North Yorkshire constituency of Richmond and Northallerton, Sunak apologises to the "hardworking Conservative candidates who lost tonight". On Friday, with all but two results in, Sunak's party have secured just 121 seats, greatly overshadowed by Labour's 412. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES