Katy Balls

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Well, the slight problem of all these watch parties is they start quite early in the evening. So this starts around 9.10. So by the time you actually get to any serious results, either most people have gone home or the people who are there perhaps aren't in the quiet state of coherent thought.

Well, the slight problem of all these watch parties is they start quite early in the evening. So this starts around 9.10. So by the time you actually get to any serious results, either most people have gone home or the people who are there perhaps aren't in the quiet state of coherent thought.

Is that from sleep deprivation or alcohol? Some hydration of sorts, maybe not water. Okay.

Is that from sleep deprivation or alcohol? Some hydration of sorts, maybe not water. Okay.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Exactly. And then I think when it all started to become clear, it was more around, you know, 3am onwards, by which point I was actually watching it from the safety of my sofa.

Exactly. And then I think when it all started to become clear, it was more around, you know, 3am onwards, by which point I was actually watching it from the safety of my sofa.

I suppose it's almost deja vu if we go back to the last time Donald Trump won. And I think, again, it's one of those ones where there are obviously so many different polling predictions. But once again, it feels as though no one really got it right, punned or pollster.

I suppose it's almost deja vu if we go back to the last time Donald Trump won. And I think, again, it's one of those ones where there are obviously so many different polling predictions. But once again, it feels as though no one really got it right, punned or pollster.

This time's meant to be Donald Trump learning from past mistakes where he does not think he was effective enough. And this is now the Donald Trump 2.0, where he does the things that perhaps some on the inside he feels stopped him doing before. So if it goes to plan for Donald Trump, this is the purest form of Trumpism yet.

This time's meant to be Donald Trump learning from past mistakes where he does not think he was effective enough. And this is now the Donald Trump 2.0, where he does the things that perhaps some on the inside he feels stopped him doing before. So if it goes to plan for Donald Trump, this is the purest form of Trumpism yet.

Well, I think they've tried to be ready. And I think the official line, which you heard from Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions and also in a tweet prior to that is, you know, the government will work with whoever is in the White House, the special relationship, security and so forth. And they've done all this work with David Lammy and J.D. Vance, as you mentioned, and other Republicans.

Well, I think they've tried to be ready. And I think the official line, which you heard from Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions and also in a tweet prior to that is, you know, the government will work with whoever is in the White House, the special relationship, security and so forth. And they've done all this work with David Lammy and J.D. Vance, as you mentioned, and other Republicans.

So they have lines of communication and everything is going to be OK. However, I think you just can't get away from the fact that this is awkward for the Labour Party. And also, even if you took aside party politics, Theresa May and Boris Johnson as prime ministers both had to deal with Donald Trump and they both found it very difficult. Yeah.

So they have lines of communication and everything is going to be OK. However, I think you just can't get away from the fact that this is awkward for the Labour Party. And also, even if you took aside party politics, Theresa May and Boris Johnson as prime ministers both had to deal with Donald Trump and they both found it very difficult. Yeah.

And while Theresa May, I think, had quite a tricky relationship with Donald Trump. Yes, he wanted to hold her hand at one point, but I don't think there was mutual respect. I think you can say the Boris Johnson relationship, at least Donald Trump has some affection for Boris Johnson. It didn't make things much easier when you speak to figures in number 10 at the time.

And while Theresa May, I think, had quite a tricky relationship with Donald Trump. Yes, he wanted to hold her hand at one point, but I don't think there was mutual respect. I think you can say the Boris Johnson relationship, at least Donald Trump has some affection for Boris Johnson. It didn't make things much easier when you speak to figures in number 10 at the time.