Sunderland voters react to General Election result

Shoppers at the Galleries in Washington have been giving their reaction to the General Election result.

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00:00With Labour having achieved a landslide victory and the Conservative Party suffering in their worst defeat in their history,

00:06I've come to the galleries in Washington to see what people make of the election outcome.

00:11Okay, so what do you make about the outcome of the election? Was it a surprise?

00:15It was a surprise, yes, in a way. I was expecting Labour to win anyway.

00:21But just not by as big a majority?

00:25I was a bit surprised by the majority because I didn't think it would be that high.

00:30And what do you think is the main reason as to why so many people turned against the Conservatives?

00:35I think a lot of people have had enough of the Conservatives.

00:38They're having problems with what they should have done.

00:41Really, I think they should have been more accountable on the ones who've got the MPs,

00:48who've got the positions like Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Health Minister.

00:55This is why the NHS has got a long wait list.

00:58So what do you think are the priorities that need to be addressed by this new government?

01:02I would say the NHS, economy, health for small businesses, and crime, and more money for education.

01:13Okay, so what do you make of the outcome of the election?

01:17Well, I'm not happy with it, but I suppose we've got to put up with it now.

01:21It's in Labour's in. I would have preferred Conservatives getting in.

01:25And what do you think is the reason for the decline in the Conservative vote? Why do you think that's happened?

01:29Too much bickering amongst ourselves. It happened the last time we sat here.

01:33And what do you think are the main things that a new government needs to address?

01:36I think illegal immigration, and I think they need to abolish the armed forces, to tell the truth.