Votes in Poole were counted four times Veteran Tory MP Sir Robert Syms endured three recounts during an agonisingly long night in Poole, only to see his 27 years as an MP ended by 18 votes.

Sir Robert Syms, Conservative MP for Poole, tweeted that he was "opposed" to the permanent removal of the statue. Writing on Twitter, Tobias Ellwood, Tory MP for Bournemouth East, said ...