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.
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.
And it seems many UK voters agreed with Oliver's assessment that the Conservative leadership should be booted out.
The party suffered a massive defeat Thursday at the hands of the rival Labour Party. As of press time, the Tories had lost at least 240 seats.
Rishi Sunak, the prime minister and Conservative Party leader, conceded defeat to Labour leader Keir 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.
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