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Former Defence Minister James Heappey has hit out at the Conservatives for “calling the election at the wrong time”, as the Tories are projected an astonishing defeat by the Labour party after 14 years. Sir Keir Starmer’s has wiped out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as exit polling revealed the Tories are predicted just 131 seats, with Labour securing 410 seats. In a success for Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s party is projected to win 13 seats, beating previous polling, and the Lib Dems have been predicted to win over 60 seats. Speaking to GB News, Heappey admitted that “whatever time the election was …