John McDonnell admits shock at UK election exit poll predicting Tory landslide

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, told the BBC's Andrew Neil that Brexit dominated the election and prevented Labour from gaining traction with voters. The exit poll, released as polling closed at 10pm, predicted an 86-seat Conservative majority Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub UK general election 2019: exit poll predicts 86-seat Conservative majority – live news ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ►    / theguardian   Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture