'This election has been the worst election I have ever stood in,' Labour's Jess Phillips tells the count.
Two re-elected female MPs have relayed in sober victory speeches the intimidation and harassment they faced during the general election campaign.
While the Labour pair held their Birmingham seats, contributing to their party's landslide victory, each saw their majorities diminish, with Phillips' lead cut to 689 votes. She also recounted how a community activist came out to campaign with her, but was filmed by people in the streets and had her car's tyres slashed.
"There is absolutely no way I could have allowed for them to see what was aggressive and violence in our democracy," she said. Ms Mahmood spoke of reports made to the police about physical threats and harassment as police officers lined the sides of the stage. She also thanked the police "who have had to go above and beyond to ensure a safe and secure election today".
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