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Tony Blair wins third term |  Blair: historic triumph but with a reduced majority |
Tony Blair has made history this morning, by winning a third term as Labour Prime Minister. It's the first time that Labour has ever won three General Elections in a row - but its majority is likely to be cut substantially: from 167 in 2001, to around 66 MPs.
This morning, Breakfast brought you the highs and lows of election night.
We were on hand as the Prime Minister arrived back in London, from his Sedgefield Constituency, just after 6am.
You can watch our live coverage of his speech to Labour party workers in London, by clicking on the links on the right hand side of this story. | LATEST RESULTS |
We brought you news of who's in a who's out of power, as a number of high profile MPs - including Labour's Stephen Twigg and the Tories' Tim Collins - suddenly find themselves in need of a new job.
Our panel of election pundits - Rosie Boycott, John O'Farrell and Frederick Forsyth - gave their final verdict on the election.
Peter Snow did some number-crunching, with the majority of the results across the UK now declared
 Peter Snow will be on hand with his swingometer |
Breakfast's Sarah Campbell looked at the road ahead for the third Blair government
Breakfast's Bill Turnbull dropped in to Bill's Cafe in Eastbourne - to find out what people make of the result: who's going to be bringing home the bacon - and who's toast? And, to end the programme, we brought you a musical montage of the best - and worst - moments of election night
 Bill: live at Bill's Cafe, Eastbourne |
For those of you who've asked, we're sad to say that Declan's election rally has now finished. We're still hoping to bring you news of his mystery driver, so watch this space!
You can watch Breakfast's political interviews in full, by clicking on the links on the right hand side of this story.
| | BBC NEWS: VIDEO AND AUDIO The story of the night
Breakfast's poltiical correspondent Shaun Ley rounds up developments so far
General Election Montage
Breakfast's highlights of election night
Blair's victory speech in full
"We've got to listen to the people and respond sensibly"
Election coordinator Alan Milburn
"Iraq was a big issue"
The Conservatives' Malcolm Rifkind
"The Tory Party is back in business but we have a long way to go"
George Galloway - Respect Party
"Respect is a growing political force"
Peter Hain - Leader of the Commons
"I'd like to continue to serve this governement"
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