03:51Outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was pranked by YouTuber Niko Omilana as the election result was announced in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency on Friday morning.
Footage shows Sunak delivering his speech thanking his constituents for re-electing him as their representative, despite suffering a premiership-ending defeat across the country.
Omilana - wearing sunglasses - walked up behind him holding a piece of paper with the letter 'L' on it. Later, he claimed that 'L' on the banner stood for 'Loser'. "Hold this L Rishi, your time is up," he wrote on his social media page.
He was able to make it to the stage after standing as an independent candidate in the constituency, winning 160 votes.
Thursday's general election across the UK saw the opposition Labour Party win more than 400 seats - on 34 percent of the vote - giving it a huge majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.
Sunak's Conservatives were reduced to around 120 seats, as key government figures were voted out. Turnout was at 60 percent.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to form the next government, with both him and Sunak meeting with King Charles III on Friday to officially mark the handover of power.
L for Loser! Outgoing PM pranked following crushing election defeat
Outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was pranked by YouTuber Niko Omilana as the election result was announced in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency on Friday morning.
Footage shows Sunak delivering his speech thanking his constituents for re-electing him as their representative, despite suffering a premiership-ending defeat across the country.
Omilana - wearing sunglasses - walked up behind him holding a piece of paper with the letter 'L' on it. Later, he claimed that 'L' on the banner stood for 'Loser'. "Hold this L Rishi, your time is up," he wrote on his social media page.
He was able to make it to the stage after standing as an independent candidate in the constituency, winning 160 votes.
Thursday's general election across the UK saw the opposition Labour Party win more than 400 seats - on 34 percent of the vote - giving it a huge majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.
Sunak's Conservatives were reduced to around 120 seats, as key government figures were voted out. Turnout was at 60 percent.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to form the next government, with both him and Sunak meeting with King Charles III on Friday to officially mark the handover of power.
Outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was pranked by YouTuber Niko Omilana as the election result was announced in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency on Friday morning.
Footage shows Sunak delivering his speech thanking his constituents for re-electing him as their representative, despite suffering a premiership-ending defeat across the country.
Omilana - wearing sunglasses - walked up behind him holding a piece of paper with the letter 'L' on it. Later, he claimed that 'L' on the banner stood for 'Loser'. "Hold this L Rishi, your time is up," he wrote on his social media page.
He was able to make it to the stage after standing as an independent candidate in the constituency, winning 160 votes.
Thursday's general election across the UK saw the opposition Labour Party win more than 400 seats - on 34 percent of the vote - giving it a huge majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.
Sunak's Conservatives were reduced to around 120 seats, as key government figures were voted out. Turnout was at 60 percent.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to form the next government, with both him and Sunak meeting with King Charles III on Friday to officially mark the handover of power.