Nigel Farage

for the net zero obsession, for the decline of law and order, for so many of the... But running down our defences, to the extent we've barely got a Royal Navy that's operational, they're not going to be forgiven.

So tonight, we celebrate.

This result, this Essex result, just means so very much to me.

But also, folks, bear in mind, whether you're in Farrokh, Farrokh,

45 out of 49 seats in Byron!

I mean, there were some really extraordinary results right across the county.

But I want to finish by saying this.

It's a party.

It's a celebration.

There'll be music.

There'll be drinking.

There'll be fun to be had, I hope.

I'm a great believer in it.

Unlike Zach Polanski...

You see, I mean, heroin's just not my thing.

Or imagine a night out in the lash with Keir Starmer.

I mean, it all beggars belief.

But I want you to remember this, all of you, all of you that were elected today, getting elected to public office does carry a burden of responsibility.

And that burden of responsibility is because people have placed their faith and their trust in you.

And they've done it at a time when I don't think faith, belief and trust in our leaders and our politicians has ever been at a lower level in our country.