"I'm GUTTED You've Lost Your Seat!" | Ex-Tory MP Miriam Cates Talks Tory "Problem" With Split

Rishi Sunak has apologised after leading the Conservatives to their worst ever election result as a Labour landslide swept Sir Keir Starmer to No 10.
The outgoing Prime Minister said he would quit as Tory leader once arrangements are in place to choose his successor, potentially triggering another round of Conservative infighting as MPs scramble to replace him.
Sir Keir will become prime minister after a Tory rout which saw former premier Liz Truss and a dozen serving Cabinet members lose their seats.
New Conservatives co-chair Miriam Cates says only the Tories have been in power since the “advent of social media”, and believes “Labour will also fall victim to that culture”.
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[@MichaelGreenLagos]

But Nigel gave the Conservative party 80+ seats, and what did you do with it? Nothing.

[@RichardBrake-fo4iw]

and what did you do with it - Let another 1,500,000 immigrants into the country.

[@freedomvigilant1234]

Nigel Farage was the problem there. He could have put up candidates in 2019 but he did not. Why? Because he is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He will sell out the Patriots.

[@john8451]

@@RichardBrake-fo4iwGrow up!

[@coolhand1966]

We voted for a Conservative government, we didn't get a Conservative government.

[@alexedwards6509]

Had the Tories withdrawn, has Farage did in 2019, we would be looking at a smaller Labour majority

[@sharonseed]

Rightly so! Conservative deserved to lose, but Labour didn't deserve to win!

[@Ruda-n4h]

The Conservative Party slowly stopped being Conservative in 1965 when they chose Edward Heath as their version of Harold Wilson. Then after 1970 when he became Prime Minister we had a series of non conservatives - Major/Cameron/May/Johnson/Sunak who just copied Labour to stay in power and yes, that even included one Margaret Hilda Thatcher. But that's a story for another time.

[@culturevulturepapi8948]

you did 😂 a Tory government is there to serve themselves to steal money. they are corrupt criminals and time and time again they put party and personal scam and contracts above the country.....that is a Tory government

[@Leah-ju8ht]

@@Ruda-n4h Major/Cameron/May/Johnson; Pabloists in the closet

[@macnadoodle]

The Tories cannot whinge about Reform. Farage did the Tories a huge favour at the Brexit election by standing all his candidates down, handing Boris a clear run, and the 80 seat majority. The fact that the Tories- Boris, Truss & Sunak ‘spaffed it up a wall’ and did nothing, is entirely down to them.

[@theedbaron7984]

Hear Hear

[@Andrew-tx9jy]

Yet he came and fought this and the Tories AND Reform both lost.

[@joycegibbs5267]

Nigel said they treated Nigel & the party with contempt once they’d won the election in 2019 😡

[@roddieglossop3942]

Don't forget Johnson jumping on the truly insane Net Zero bandwagon didn't help. No one would have expected that from a Tory government.

[@sallygardiner7150]

Reform won the third highest number of votes in this election. As an absolutely new party. They will go from strength to strength. All western European countries are going further right. Only the UK is leaning further left; to marxism.

[@terryo5672]

We wanted conservatism and it wasn’t available. Hence we voted Reform.

[@joycegibbs5267]

not her fault. She was a true Conservative 🥺

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@joycegibbs5267 What was she doing in a party that hasn't been conservative since 1970?

[@terryo5672]

@@joycegibbs5267 agree. I liked her.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

reformism then

[@terryo5672]

@@vincentvangogh8092yes if you like - reformism from socialism to conservatism.

[@hollyylloh515]

This guest is correct. People lost trust in them because we voted for leveling up and got NET ZERO 😤😤😤

[@mariachester950]

Boris got a new family and lost it....

[@eddie1330]

The Tories did the opposite to what the Tory voters wanted The answer is simple, do what your voters want. Not what you think we want

[@ianbird8617]

We don’t want another Tory government like the last one.....

[@cschof4351]

This is what happens when you don't listen to what the people want . Politicians never seem to learn that lesson .

[@DavidJohnson-yg8qm]

It will take 5 years to oust this lot

[@madcyril4135]

@@DavidJohnson-yg8qm Starmer, Rayner, Lammy, Abbot. RELAX it’s going to be O.K.!

[@oldshiny3012]

you want the public to treat you with respect , you gonna have to start treating the public with , truth , respect and stop treating us like either children or the enemy. which you have done for the last 10yrs

[@theedbaron7984]

Well said.

[@joycegibbs5267]

but this lady never treated us like that. She was one of the very few sane people that was in that party !!

[@oldshiny3012]

@@joycegibbs5267 guilt by association

[@michaelicornelius]

More than 10 years - before that Blair & co did the same things AND took us to war without good reason. Its time for new politics, and we need to get away from the FFTP system, Labour 2 x Reform bout but 100 x the seats. That is not representative politics. House of Lords stuffed with doners, friends, failed politicians and cronies - of all political colours!

[@Stephanie-ff6vb]

‘Sorry about Miriam Cates losing her seat. She alone as a Conservative cared about & for Women & Girls.

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

Quite right. One of if not the best MPs, I hope she's not lost to the country.

[@robertdexter5342]

Yep, but she’s out. Quite obviously because of her views. Backwards.

[@antonydavis2764]

@@robertdexter5342how were her views backwards?

[@ellenoneill7853]

i voted Reform but Miriam was a fantastic MP. I hope she stays in politics in some way.

[@SaltyGammon567]

She should join Reform. Labour wont make it through their first term.

[@michaelicornelius]

You are so right

[@kayburnett6792]

I’m hoping that you are right. I know that quite a few of Labour don’t like Starmer

[@sylviaparker9010]

Give forage a chance in years to come Reform will succeed..

[@iandawe948]

​@@sylviaparker9010 🤣🤣🤣

[@freedomvigilant1234]

​@@sylviaparker9010I would not be placing any bets... Look at Farage's past record.

[@taffy2126]

If sunak had got of his arse and stopped the small boats a lot of Tories would still be mps now1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@michellebarnes227]

The establishment would mot let them

[@astolevol5636]

you're a simpleton sunshine

[@darrenporter1850]

100% spot on. But they didn't and lied.

[@darrenporter1850]

​@@michellebarnes227 Yeah wierd isn't it. A government in a 'democracy' cannot do what the people want.

[@6chhelipilot]

Miriam Cates was my MP. She was the only light in the darkness of the Conservative Party.

[@john8451]

She was an appalling constituency MP.

[@philipclemoes9458]

You need to close down the BBC, they are so far left

[@Rhubba]

Miriam Cates didn't deserve to lose her seat.

[@john8451]

She did. She was an appalling constituency MP, too concerned with crackpot ideas instead of the people of Stocksbridge and Penistone. 😮

[@markstevens6568]

I am a disgruntled former Tory of over 50 years. The betrayal was off the scale; the poor manner in which some politicians are treated is symptomatic of the level of dishonesty they have suffered over 14 years. The 40pct who stayed at home are now responsible for the result. The box to tick was “anyone but Labour or Conservative “……in my case Reform! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@callumbush1]

Rishi was garbage, good riddance to bad rubbish.

[@czerwonadupa9547]

Is it true Corbyn got more votes when he was leader in the two previous elections than Starmer has in this one? If so what does that tell us about the voting system in the UK.

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

Tells me you have no idea how it works. Odd from a fellow Britisher 😂

[@joycegibbs5267]

I’ve heard that but that’s our voting system !

[@XTRAIT-em4rx]

​@AntonSmyth-od6rc - It's recondite to most people, like a lot of areas are if it's outside one's current knowledge/skill set. Winning a percentage in votes doesn't eventuate in you getting seats in the House of Commons. Reform's percentage wasn't that far to the Tories, hence why Reform got 4 seats whilst the Tories got around 109 seats.

[@michaelicornelius]

@@joycegibbs5267 Time for change then - it dont work!

[@Matt-ou7tu]

​@XTRAIT-em4rx that's because FPTP is a stupid, undemocratic voting system.

[@brianennion4832]

The Conservative Party deserved a hammering, but Miriam Cates was a good MP and I hope she'll be back some day.

[@colby25]

Same with my mp jonny mercer. Did a lot for veterans.

[@normsky5504]

She should join Reform.

[@Secret19977]

She was one of the good ones but she should have defected to reform and more likely would have won her seat like Lee Anderson did

[@darrenporter1850]

I emailed my local Tory PM about 8 months ago. Told them exactly what's going to happen as they were treating us like fools.

[@Maxshard]

If you want office back, think immigration, immigration, immigration.

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

Farage tried that. Only won four seats. Keep up

[@ANobodyatall]

Or rather, no immigration, no immigration, no immigration!

[@TheHabsification]

@@AntonSmyth-od6rc 5 seats now with 4 million votes and they came 2nd in 98 seat most of which are labour seats. The Tories split the vote of those areas.

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

She is one of the few good ones. A great woman IMO and I hope not lost to the country. We don't have enough talent to lose the likes of Mrs Cates.

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

The Tories lost British conservatives. Labour didn’t win, Sunak et al lost it.

[@Leah-ju8ht]

Tories? Conservative?Nope, woke lib-socialists. Cameron's woke wife was a huge give away

[@brendanmurphy6230]

No labour won 412 MPs doesn’t matter how you put it. That’s it for 5 years and probably more. Good luck with your whinging.

[@DTH1661]

Miriam was my MP in Sheffield. An excellent woman. I'm praying that Miriam will look at joining Reform UK 🙏

[@wilhelm2398]

Sad to see her lose her seat. She did some great campaigning for women and girls and teaching of sensible sexed and for it to Be removed from primary schools and removal of alphabetppl eduction for primary schools. Hope she’ll join reform and run at the next.

[@RuneRelic]

Its also good for polticians not to treat the public/nation with open disdain and contempt, if they expect reciprocity.

[@patriciaduffy3501]

Miriam Cates will be sadly missed, thank you Miriam for standing up for women and girls.

[@freedomvigilant1234]

I hope she stands again.

[@freedomvigilant1234]

Will the Reform UK party stand up for women? Or will they kick out subscribers (Reform UK only have subscribers) when people rightly ask Reform UK to make a stand on this issue...

[@londonhodnet4079]

What conservative government?!

[@SisterAbdullahX]

Shame for her to lose her seat, she was a good and well respected MP and defender of women’s rights.

[@simonsmedley5434]

Labour won! Bring on the clowns!

[@paulroughly8650]

Don't you mean bye bye Billy Smarts Circus.

[@kevindrury68]

Change from crooks I guess.

[@D...........33]

Yes to all of yous happy they are out but we have labour now 😢

[@paulroughly8650]

@D...........33 should be able to get a dentist appointment now then roll back 2010 when you could afford a loaf of bread.

[@politirel2]

A prediction, Starmer will be out of power in less than two years, there will be a vote of no confidence in him, and he will be out.

[@johnbingham361]

Agreed 👍

[@BrianWMay]

I'll be surprised if he lasts two years. The Labour Back-stabbers will be at work already - remember he's married to a Jewish lady. If you think it's bad now, just wait a while once the honeymoon is over.

[@joycegibbs5267]

they’ll boot him out in favour of Corbyn, Rayner or Khan ?

[@ANobodyatall]

I pray.

[@spectre8788]

And who will replace him? There are worse in the Labour Party - many many many of them.

[@oldshiny3012]

she got any sense if she wants back into the political world , she better go knocking on reform door

[@SpookyFroot-bc5jf]

They got 4 seats. Same number as Greens lol.

[@oldshiny3012]

@@SpookyFroot-bc5jf wait aren't you the same person who said they wouldn't win any seats ? same person who said Nigel had zero chance of becoming a MP ? lmao do you need a fork or spoon for your humble pie

[@stuartcowburn3012]

Reform voters will not return to Tories Farage is the way forward Charismatic, smart and has a clear vision If they want to stay relevant they need to talk with Nigel.! He is the Powerhouse of the right He isn’t afraid to say we want and demand our country back

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

Or try Lib Dems

[@joycegibbs5267]

I know. She’s actually sane !!

[@andrewwillgoss8604]

We are going to have a party on social media with Labour. This is going to be an even bigger clown show than the Tory clowns. 😂

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

"Social media" 😂 online cringe lords

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

@@AntonSmyth-od6rc You're the same lad who commented on my post somewhere else and are leaving daft one liner's all over these videos. You are the online cringe lord XD

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

​​@@GoldenbanjoDJ Copium. Support the new PM of our great nation. Sir Keir Starmer. Don't be a bitter loser or a doomster. Be a patriot and back Britain

[@Christcrusader98]

⁠@@AntonSmyth-od6rcKier starmer isn’t a patriot why would we support him?

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

@@AntonSmyth-od6rc Like you probably did for the Brexit vote, right? Hope you do the same when Farage gets in

[@lilianwilson2717]

Sorry Miriam you lost your seat but there will be an important role for you to play standing up against woke & speaking TRUTH x Thankyou for your courage

[@nioengland]

Cates and Bridgen both gone.. Hopefully they find a better place ( reform )

[@Bobmudu35UK]

Of all the politicians to lose their seats,im truly gutted Miriam lost her's. I hope shes back one day soon!

[@sueedwards9334]

Tories will have to join with Reform or never win again.

[@michaelicornelius]

Don't think Reform want that en masse - perhaps a select few. Don't want them infecting Reform

[@angelakadeer1565]

No they will do good on their own, Reform do not need the tories.

[@user-zi8lx5fw1w]

Ms Cates helps me overcome my despair. She'd make a good leader.

[@karlosthejackel69]

The remaining tories are all box tickers that were placed in safe seats to ‘diversify’ the party. A death kiss by Cameron

[@coolhand1966]

Sunak for Prison 2024

[@jayteedeene5981]

Along with Blair.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

Of those left I would hope someone like Kemi Baddenock become leader. One of the few small "c" conservatives to speak up in the last 5 years

[@robertdexter5342]

Kemi who?

[@beez5338]

Conservatives delivered nothing much at all. A vote for Conservatives was a vote for Labour.

[@ryanlongley5052]

There should be no muslim in British politics i can tell you that

[@davesandall4530]

I'm sure her constituents won't be sorry she's gone

[@user-rp4bf6sr3g]

My MP a great MP, but unfortunately in the wrong party , Miriam join Reform now!

[@freedomvigilant1234]

No, Reform UK are wolves in sheep's clothes.

[@freedomvigilant1234]

Why? Reform UK are wolves in sheep's clothing.

[@joycegibbs5267]

I’m completely gutted too. She was actually a true Conservative & a sane person in that place of loons !!. Utter shame on any women that voted Labour. You have put us in real danger 😡😡!!

[@spectre8788]

I won’t ever forgive the women who publicly boasted about voting labour this year. They have very deliberately thrown other women under the bus. They deserve our utter contempt

[@tonib5899]

Labour have been in power about an hour, some of the conversation on here is going on like, it’s real bad what Labour are doing. They haven’t done a thing yet apart from cabinet appointments. The conservatives have been given chance after chance after chance for 14 consecutive years. Even if you don’t like them , give them just 1% the chance you’ve given the last lot over and over again. The voters sent the conservatives a very clear message, Sunak and Mourdant at least said sorry. Humility and retrospection go a long way.

[@michellebarnes227]

She was pushed because she pushed for women rights

[@anneshrubsole406]

I believe she said that women should stay at home do the washing up and have babies!

[@sallygardiner7150]

Basildon should have gone to Reform candidate. He was ahead in two re-counts. Something funny going on there. He should insist on a fourth recount.

[@nicholasmeal7446]

You should have got rid of Sunak and the conservatives would have got a lot more seats . People can’t stand Sunak and voted for reform .

[@john8451]

No, they voted Labour!

[@elsmallo]

Just open your arms and heart to Reform, Miriam. You'd be a great MP again, just for a different, and actually conservative, party.

[@peterteagleteagle9958]

If starmer doesn't sort out immigration,,he end up down the dole office with sunak

[@michaelicornelius]

Except in a few weeks Sunac will dust off his green card and head for California - and good riddance!

[@iandawe948]

More important things to worry about than immigration. Or dont you care about anything else

[@angelakadeer1565]

@@iandawe948 What for example ??

[@iandawe948]

@@angelakadeer1565 If you need to be told. Youre either ignorant or a millionaire whos not struggling to just pay bills and get by. Lets just blame the immigrants though as its easy to do that isnt it.

[@happyhammer1973]

She’ll be back.

[@markyy3590]

Even now, they haven't learnt and are still blaming others for their own downfall. I for one hope the Tories spiral into a state of oblivion, and those that have lost their seat, never get them back.

[@Hope4human]

Send the tories to Rwanda

[@sgb6476]

Join reform Miriam!

[@akaxboxoddboiock9792]

All the UK media saying that know one in America wanted Biden or Trump guess what TalkTV, seems in the UK we did not want Starmer or Sunak because Labour vote did not go up, now I will wait for the US election and see if either Biden or Trump get more percentage of the vote than Starmer does.

[@michaelicornelius]

They will because its a presidential vote for an individual. Even if 50/50 will still out perform. 60/40 same

[@misspatriotic]

I’m gutted Hunt kept his seat mortified Mogg lost his

[@mikkelclemmensen381]

'There is not much enthusiasm for Labour...' They just pocketed 411 seats. I wonder what would have happened if there had been enthusiasm for them. Crybaby.

[@antonydavis2764]

They only got 33% of the vote, far now what Blair got in 1997 and even below Corbyn got when he lost.

[@markh5461]

Should joined Reform

[@louisetaylor2131]

We voted as we thought it was ‘the right thing to do’. That’s what we should always do, the system is loaded against the small parties

[@jimbalshaw7347]

Where i live for the first time we now have a Labour MP the outgoing MP was a very good local MP but all the TORY MPs before looked after themselves first ! Unfortunately we can look forward to 5 years of the crazy left

[@colinu9209]

I think that now it’s just a case of seeing how much damage Labour do to the country before we have a chance to get them out !

[@beez5338]

Polling stations handed out pencils...

[@timedwards5734]

Sorry, i know you're used to crayons but you.lot eat them!

[@Anti-fascist]

Good riddance!!! How about JKR? 😂😂

[@spartybrearly7221]

Why is Julia “gutted” that Miriam Cates lost her seat? This ‘New Conservative’ group offered nothing ‘new’ or radical.

[@freedomvigilant1234]

Because you vote for your representative in Parliament. She was a brilliant orator and campaigner for basic human values. Reform UK should NEVER have stood a candidate in her constituency. Reform UK are wolves in sheep's clothing.

[@mark_tolver]

As a Labour supporter, I want the Tory party to tack towards Reform and the far right. It’ll keep them out of power for a second term.

[@dpatel1964]

Problem is it’s about power, not service. Once you get power you can push through any agenda to keep power for power’s sake. We need to wake up to this reality. Politicians are NoT here to serve. It’s a job with gold plated benefits for them

[@HarleyButler-ox3qn]

Her husband literally works in IT and owns an IT business yet she blames it for her downfall 😂

[@callumbush1]

Julia always looks pretty in pink.

[@Brian-mb9ez]

The conservatives need to wake up and smell the coffee, gather themselves together listen to the people and stop the infighting for Christ sake.

[@user-mg9ht3pm8t]

How much is the deposit lost by failed tories

[@billhowie21]

Its all to late Labour has won .We have all got to get used to it .

[@Zara-jl5zw]

Those who voted conservative got the same government

[@paulking2039]

The will of the people.. Tories consigned to the dustbin of history.

[@zaftra]

Sunka was stood next to Boris and his cake, that was just an excuse. Nothing Truss did had any affect on the economy, nothing she suggested past parliament, she wans't there long enough. It was the markets and remoaner hysteria that did the problem there.

[@metgirl5429]

What is wrong with people🤦🏼‍♀️ When the hell will people wake the f$&k Up This is insane 🤦🏼‍♀️🇬🇧🙏🏻🕊

[@Matt-ou7tu]

Oh it's the fault of social media 😂😂

[@HarleyButler-ox3qn]

Her husband's IT company non the less

[@lordpelagius5078]

One of best moments of the night knowing shescant do any more harm for the next 5 years

[@cohen855]

From one useless party to another hence why vast majority of the public voted reform not that they will conceed that

[@earnestjohn1818]

Give the labour credit for god sake still negative narrative airing on

[@madeleinebell559]

Sadly? Gutted? I don't think so.

[@over-engineered]

Labour will fall…. that’s all the title needed to be.

[@mootpointjones8488]

Lost her seat, great news!

[@forsdykemontague1017]

She has been a great local MP, I just couldn’t vote for “One Nation Tories” aka New Labour 😬

[@user-no5ee7nn9d]

Things can only get better " Brilliant result" 🎉🎉🎉😊

[@ricksanchez3218]

Angela Rayner is already sharpening the knife for starmer, we will see no change, the backstabbing and the scandals will carry on as usual. Be interesting to see starmer flip flops through his weekly grillings now. The only silver lining is that Farage will be there to observe and challenge directly.

[@jonathancross781]

Tend toward freedom for the individual to build a life, and thrive, and the good in Britain will support a party of free thinking people. A small, rights respecting state, for a great nation. Rather than a large state and a profoundly unprincipled and weak nation. Repeal the town and country planning act, let the British live again. Repeal repeal the coercive and preemptive legislation that is everywhere, that is forced on us by mobs of the unthinking, seeking greater whatever.

[@user-zi8lx5fw1w]

The next leader should be youngish, female and good -looking.

[@andyquelch5754]

Number of votes divided by number of seats: Labour - 23,450 Sinn Fein - 28,000 Plaid Cymru - 48,500 LibDem -49,000 Conservative - 56,773 SNP -83,000 Green - 482,250 Reform - 1,017,000 Democracy my ample arse.

[@kevindrury68]

Only the lib Dems have consistently argued for PR.

[@dagon_hydrA]

Called democracy Julia, keep crying

[@christianmay2551]

Brewers droop hating every minute of life right now😂😂😂

[@amaliaregno5282]

In my parents’ constituency , Bristol North West, there was NO Tory candidate! Laura Saunders had the whip removed and she wasn’t replaced! It’s like they just gave up! They had two weeks to remove this stupid woman and shunt someone else in as Tory candidate, but they didn’t even try. My parents didn’t vote.

[@joycegibbs5267]

Bristol? The wokeist place in the UK? Can’t say I blame them !

[@amaliaregno5282]

@@joycegibbs5267 well yes, it’s true, but before the boundary changes last election, it was always a Tory seat! After, it went to Labour. But there was no fight in these Tories. After that moron got in trouble for betting on the election date, they allowed her to cling on until the whip was removed at the 11th hour, leaving no time to pull in anyone else. They just gave up!

[@glennhopkins2643]

Four seats for Reform Party - its a start.

[@firesidefairytale]

5

[@maralynmitchell8261]

But why didn't they fulfill the peoples wishes,?instead of Doting rhe eyes and crossing the Ts and Squbbling.?

[@bield7]

The usual sycophancy from HB

[@spectre8788]

Very sorry about Miriam. She was one of the few voices of reason. Had anyone listened to Miriam I could have lent my vote to the Tories. And now - the slow collapse of the Uk under Labour.

[@user-gt7jp4xk8p]

Time for the real tories to cross the floor and join reform