RIP UKIP – top 10 tweets as Paul Nuttall goes home empty handed
Whatever the final result, take some comfort in the fact that UKIP appears to be totally screwed. Still no MPs and a plummeting share of the vote and (presumably) looking for a new leader in the morning.
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Whichever way it goes tonight it appears that UKIP have had their day. Fuck all for Nuttall.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 8, 2017
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UKIP is finished. But at least Paul Nuttall can go back to his day job as Poet Laureate.
— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) June 8, 2017
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OMG looks like UKIP might lose their safe seat on Question Time
— Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@frankcottrell_b) June 8, 2017
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BREAKING: Paul Nuttall on phone to Buckingham Palace to arrange audience with Queen pic.twitter.com/EmJtumdznH
— The Poke (@ThePoke) June 8, 2017
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hi @UKIP do you want picking up in the morning pal
— Mundial Magazine (@MundialMag) June 8, 2017
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Here's the crowd outside BBC Broadcasting House cheering when UKIP was projected to get 0 #exitpoll pic.twitter.com/lCP7C8oYxu
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 8, 2017
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Worth noting that UKIP have only managed to get their Mums to vote for them so far…
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 8, 2017
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it's not looking like a great night for ukip pic.twitter.com/Ldg2R3HRWF
— ⓢⓗⓐⓡⓓⓒⓞⓡⓔ (@erocdrahs) June 8, 2017
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Look! Over there! Is that a UKIP voter??? No, just a Tory pic.twitter.com/tjSbASanZD
— The Poke (@ThePoke) June 8, 2017
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So far, it's not looking good for Paul Nuttall #unnecessarytweets
— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) June 8, 2017
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And now we cross live to UKIP headquarters pic.twitter.com/FumeNHPslz
— Ash Warner (@AlsBoy) June 8, 2017
BREAKING Paul Nuttall quits – click here to read more
