John Oliver was right — the Conservative Party just faced an epic wipeout at the polls
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- Turns out John Oliver was on the money when he predicted a bloodbath for the Conservative Party.
- The comedian slammed the party in an episode of "Last Week Tonight" that aired in June.
- "To put it mildly, the Tories are in trouble," Oliver said then.
It's not quite the "extinction-level event for the Tories" that John Oliver predicted, but the Conservative Party did suffer a bitter defeat in Thursday's UK general election.
In June, the comedian weighed in on the UK election in an episode of "Last Week Tonight." And now it seems Oliver was certainly on the money when he joined political watchers in forecasting a Tory defeat.
"To put it mildly, the Tories are in trouble, which is a remarkable downfall for a party that's been in power for the last 14 straight years," Oliver said.
In his segment, Oliver listed a litany of problems that he thought the Conservatives could be blamed for, ranging from the economic fallout wrought by Brexit to the harsh austerity measures the party imposed on the UK.
Oliver also pointed out that the Conservatives have seen five prime ministers take office since 2010: David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.
"Look, it's objectively fun to look back at what a collection of weirdos ran Britain for years," Oliver said. "But it gets considerably less fun when you look at what they did to the country."
Oliver also took the opportunity to hold an early celebration of the Conservative Party's defeat on his show, holding out his arms as rain poured down on the "Last Week Tonight" stage.
"On July 4, Britain has a chance to wash itself clean of 14 miserable years of Conservative rule, and it is a chance it simply must take," Oliver said.
"If we do this, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as just an American holiday but also as the day when Britain looked at the Conservatives who've driven the entire country into a ditch, and said in one voice, loud and clear, 'Fuck off into the sun, you cunts, fuckpigs, and weirdos,'" Oliver added.
And it seems many UK voters agreed with Oliver's assessment that the Conservative leadership should be booted out.
At the July 4 polls, the Conservative Party suffered a massive defeat at the hands of its rivals, Labour. As of press time, the party had lost at least 240 seats.
UK Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Sunak conceded defeat to Labour leader Kier Starmer early Friday morning.
"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight," Sunak told reporters. "There is much to learn and reflect on, and I take responsibility for the loss."
Representatives for Oliver did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.