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IAN Murray has been appointed Secretary of State for Scotland by Keir Starmer ...

Nigel Farage’s party won more than 4m votes and came second in 98 seats, of which 89 were won by Labour

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer has the Commons strength to be daring. That means fulfilling hopes he did little to excite

Labour will rue the seats lost to independents and Greens, and the failure to respond to anger over its stance on Gaza, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Party leader and newly elected MP claims ‘political establishment are in fear’ after election results

Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him.

It’s a good day for women’s representation in politics. The proportion of women MPs has reached a record high of 40.6%. Women are expected to hold a number of prominent positions in the new government, including the UK’s first female chancellor. Labour also has a stronger track record of women-friendly…

Exclusive: party to use biggest-ever cohort of MPs to get ‘essential decisions’ made on issue that ‘cut-through’

Lib Dem strategy was vindicated, Greens and Reform had their best night, while Labour’s victory had its flaws

Handover a sharp contrast to last US election, when Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots

A relentless campaign and engagement with issues facing voters brought victory in Waveney Valley