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Thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister \u003cbr/\u003eA short time later even Heseltine was forced to admit that his party was heading for defeat.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite the Conservatives facing certain defeat, a party atmosphere still surrounded their headquarters - with some revellers turning up in a stretch limousine.    \u003cbr/\u003eBut as the results flooded in, it was clear that only Labour had something to celebrate.\u003cbr/\u003eParty spokesman Chris Smith said he was delighted with the early indications.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well obviously we're delighted that the size of majority that's being predicted. We're holding off the opening the champagne, of course until we actually see the results and we know whether the exits polls have been reflected in the ballot box.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Chris Smith, Labour Party Spokesman \u003cbr/\u003eHe said the scale of his party's triumph was even better than he had dared hope.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think we dared to hope that things might be this good. We were aware that the Conservatives had run a very bad campaign. We sensed that people were responding well to Labour and to the positive message that New Labour and Tony Blair were putting forward, but it seems to have turned out even better than we dared to hope.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Chris Smith, Labour Party Spokesman \u003cbr/\u003eAcademics at the London School of Economics gave their reaction to Labour's victory.\u003cbr/\u003eProfessor of Political Sciences, Dr Rodney Parker, predicted the new government would attempt a radical constitutional overhaul.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"In economic and social terms, it's going to be an unsurprising government. We're not going to see massive changes there. Nor are we going to see massive changes in relations with Europe. But in constitutional matters we are going to see radical changes. It will be a constitutionally radical government - the most constitutionally radical we've had since before the First World War\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Dr Rodney Parker, Professor of Political Sciences London School of Economics\u003cbr/\u003eLondon's currency markets reacted calmly to the news of the expected Labour landslide.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"What we saw initially after the exit polls came through is that sterling showed a little bit of a blip on the upside, because they did suggest that we were going to get a very firm Labour majority - no fears about a hung parliament. We've seen a little bit of that euphoria dip away a little bit as the size of the vote was coming through. Overall Sterling' very much where it was prior to the election starting.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Jeremy Stretch, Currency Strategist, NatWest Markets\u003cbr/\u003eIn Washington, an election party was underway at the British embassy.\u003cbr/\u003eBritish Ambassador to the U-S Sir John Kerr expressed relief that the long campaign was finally over.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think we are becoming tremendously, horrifyingly Americanised. This election campaign has been going for five weeks. The longest election campaign since 1945. Dreadfully long by British standards.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Sir John Kerr, British Ambassador to the U-S\u003cbr/\u003eFormer U-S Secretary of Defence James Schesinger predicted relations between the White House and the UK government would improve under Labour.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The relations between the British government and the American administration. The relation between the British government and the U-S congress will likely deteriorate.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: James Schesinger, Former U-S Secretary of Defence\u003cbr/\u003eFor Labour's supporters in London, the celebrations were only just beginning. \u003cbr/\u003eBut some British voters were still making up their minds about Tony Blair. \u003cbr/\u003eVOXPOP: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well its definitely a change, so we will see. We need to see what's going on. It's a mystery. So we are going towards a mystery.\"\u003cbr/\u003eVOXPOP: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think people forgot about this election until today and then suddenly, everyone's waking up to the fact that there's been a major major change.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe party may be over for the Conservatives, but for Labour's supporters on Friday, it was only just beginning.\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, UK and Washington DC, USA, 1-2 May 1997 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Heseltine leaving car \u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine \u003cbr/\u003e3. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e4. Heseltine poses for camera and enters building\u003cbr/\u003e5. Pan shot of Hen Party arriving in car\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of John Prescott's Tour Bus\u003cbr/\u003e7. Shot of campaigning advert on side of bus\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Smith, Labour Party Spokesman\u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Smith, Labour Party Spokesman\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of L-S-E party\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Rodney Parker \u003cbr/\u003e13. Set up currency trade \u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: Jeremy Stretch, Currency Strategist, NatWest Markets\u003cbr/\u003eWashington:\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of party\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: Sir John Kerr\u003cbr/\u003e17. Set up of James Schesinger\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: James Schesinger\u003cbr/\u003eLondon:\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various of Labour supporters at night club\u003cbr/\u003e20. VOXPOP: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e21. VOXPOP: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e22. 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