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UK's centre-left Labour sweeps to power as leader Starmer vows to bring change

Keir Starmer has vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, ending 14 years of Conservative government. But he also acknowledged bringing change would not be easy.

Radio France Internationale

Surprise winners and losers in UK general election, from Greens to Reform UK

The Greens, Reform and an independent or two achieved unlikely gains, while it wasn’t just the Tories who suffered shock defeats

The Guardian - UK

General election turnout on track to be lowest for more than 20 years

Turnout remained above 75% at every post-war general election until 1970, when it dipped to 72.0%

The Independent UK

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'Bizarre': Anger as BBC passes over Greens despite equalling Reform in MPs

GREEN politicians have hit out at the BBC after their party was largely passed over in election coverage despite historic gains ...

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Tory downfall: The 9 reasons it has all gone wrong for Rishi Sunak

A series of world events, poor decisions and fatal gaffes conspired to see Rishi Sunak lead the Tories to the worst electoral defeat in his party’s 346-year history

The Independent UK

How will Labour change Britain – and what next for the shattered Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict

Our writers weigh in on Labour’s first 100 days, a bruising night for the Tories and the surging smaller parties

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Labour wins UK election in landslide; Usman Khawaja accuses Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’; and bird flu in Canberra

Labour win UK vote in electoral landslide, but plenty of ins and outs to watch

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‘Keir Starmer take note’: UK’s green transition must start now, say experts

Labour’s victory, alongside strong Green performance, gives next PM mandate to be bold on net zero, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Who is Nigel Farage? Reform leader elected as MP for the first time

After eight attempts, Farage has become an MP for the first time

Evening Standard

Chris Philp re-elected as Croydon South MP in shock result and hints at Tory leadership bid

MP held on to constituency despite an exit poll suggesting he had only a one per cent chance of doing so

Evening Standard

Senior Labour figures admit stance on Gaza cost party seats

Wes Streeting says it is clear Middle East crisis was real issue for some voters after wins for several independents

The Guardian - UK

Housebuilders rally as investors bet on Starmer’s new homes pledge

Labour’s planning reforms ‘positive’ for sector while currency markets had priced in the election landslide

The Guardian - UK

Greg Hands loses Chelsea and Fulham to Labour by just 152 votes

Ben Coleman beat the Tory London minister to become the constituency’s first ever Labour MP in what has been a devastating night for the Tory party

Evening Standard

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath

Truss’ defeat comes after disastrous stint as prime minister that crashed the economy and soured party’s chances of returning to power

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Al Jazeera

‘Change begins immediately,’ says new UK PM Keir Starmer

Labour Party leader says his party will ‘deliver change’ as it is clear that the country needs a ‘bigger reset’.

International Business Times

Record Number Of UK Cabinet Ministers Defeated In General Election

A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain's general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns.

The Guardian - UK

Leadership drama? Shotgun marriage with Reform? The Tory party’s next move will define its future

A reckoning is due – but thanks to voted-out contenders and internal divides, it’s not at all clear who will be leading it, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Independent UK

He's derided as dull, but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory

For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result

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The Guardian - UK

UK stocks, sterling, bond prices rise as business calls for ‘fresh start’ under Labour – as it happened

TUC says Labour has ‘historic opportunity’ to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ as Goldman Sachs raises UK growth forecasts

France 24

New PM Keir Starmer poised to bring a low profile to 10 Downing Street

The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Thursday, making Keir Starmer the country’s first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Starmer's victory caps a remarkable political rise for the former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, first elected an MP in 2015.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world?

This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the product of one of the lowest turnouts in history.

The National (Scotland)

How Scottish football's spoilt VAR practice is harming our game

Surely the concept of beating constituents about the head with unpopular policies for long periods of time will only lead you to one destination:…

The National (Scotland)

Everything you need to know from dramatic election night

IT has been a dreadful night for the SNP who have been wiped out across Scotland’s central belt and beyond by a resurgent Scottish Labour.

The Independent UK

The UK election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so

The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in 14 years

The Conversation

The Conservative party, 1832-2024: an obituary

The Conservative Party, which was finally pronounced dead from multiple unnatural causes on July 5 2024, was born in 1832. It was the product of an alliance between the Tory party (established in the 1680s) and members of the rival Whig party. Both wanted to defend the existing political and…

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