This is a stunning victory for the Labour Party.
That’s impressive considering they’re coming off a period of decline: Their 2019 result was their worst since 1935.
But by any standard, at any time, under any circumstances, it was spectacular, because the challenge they faced to win by a slender margin was the Himalayas.
As one shocked dissident put it, this is a “Starmer tsunami”.
The story of this election is the story of an electorate ruthlessly determined to oust the Conservatives.
In many places, that meant electing Labour MPs.
In many other countries, that meant electing Liberal Democrat MPs.
And Reform UK has received a huge number of votes.
Sir Keir Starmer will be sworn in as Prime Minister by lunchtime, giving Downing Street a super-majority.
Speaking outside No 10 around lunchtime, his tone will be generous and understated.
Sir Keir has stressed the need to restore stability and civility to politics.
Despite Labour’s landslide victory, its share of the vote is likely to be modest, so a tacit acknowledgement of this from the soon-to-be Prime Minister would probably be wise.
Especially since big wins can create expectations that may be difficult to meet.
Chancellor Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves (as she will soon be) and the new government will be confronted with all the old issues that caused so much trouble to the previous government – the cost of living, government finances, the tax burden, a dangerous world – but they must remember that no amount of majority can make them go away.
It was a night filled with a thousand stories.
Politics is about human beings and emotions: successes, failures, joys, pain, regrets.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was a very high profile figure who died overnight.
Although perhaps the outgoing administration’s most effective communicator, his voice trembled during his defeat speech.
Jeremy Hunt persisted in Surrey, but his voice trembled as he spoke.
It was an evening soundtracked by the start of a post-mortem inquiry into the Conservative party, with Robert Buckland, Mr Shapps and Penny Mordaunt among the rest.
There will be many more such things happening in the future.
But unlike the Conservative psychodramatic circus of recent years, we must remember that this is a sideshow to a conflict, a battle not within the ruling party but within the opposition.
But it still matters because millions of people want to be sure that the new government, with its large majority, is properly scrutinised and held to account, and they want the Conservative Party to play their part.
Here’s the big picture: Within hours, we will have our fourth prime minister in less than two years.
British politics continues to be turbulent.
We live in a world where voters are more volatile than ever before. More people, in more places, are changing their minds about politics more often and more quickly than ever before.
And the same thing happened again.
What questions do you have for the new government?
