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UK election: Tory downfall is democracy rectifying its mistakes

Democracies are no better than other forms of government at avoiding catastrophic mistakes. But they are much more effective at rectifying them. While the 2024 British general election might have seemed a long time coming, as the country meandered from one failure to the next, the utter scale of defeat…

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‘Keir we go’: what the UK papers say as Labour wins landslide in general election

With Keir Starmer set to become prime minister after 14 years of Tory rule, the British front pages reflect on a historic election result

The Guardian - AU

Starmer vows to deliver after landslide victory as Farage hands Labour power

Labour leader promises national renewal after Rishi Sunak concedes defeat following dismal night for the Tories

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'Very tough time': John Swinney says sorry to SNP candidates who lost their seats

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to SNP candidates who did not retain their seats in the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among slew of Tory cabinet ministers unseated

Defeated Tories turn ire on party as Alex Chalk and Gillian Keegan also among list of ousted ministers

The Guardian - UK

'We did it': Sir Keir Starmer gives victory speech after Labour landslide win

At a victory rally in central London, Sir Keir Starmer said the country could now “get its future back”.

The National (Scotland)

Sinn Féin on course to have more MPs than any other Northern Ireland party

DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley defeated in North Antrim

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Grieving and unheard, the British public has voted for change – in weariness more than in hope

In every election campaign, there is a contrast between the incessantly reinforced narratives of political leaders and the media, and the popular mood that simmers below the surface.

The Conversation

Former Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg loses North East Somerset seat to Labour

The former minister for Brexit opportunities was first elected to the seat in 2010

The Independent UK

The flamboyant hats of returning officers taking social media by storm on election night

Returning officer, Lucia Bridgeman, the High Sheriff of Northumberland, took social media by storm with her headwear

The Independent UK

The 2024 election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election night

The Guardian - UK

Leading Labour figure loses seat to independent pro-Palestine candidate

Labour’s shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth, who played a prominent role in the party’s media campaign, lost his seat to an independent.

The National (Scotland)

This election has upended British politics. A strange new landscape is revealed

Tribal loyalties and political certainties are falling away, but the Conservatives have been felled by a determined coalition, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide

Sir Keir said the country could ‘move forward together’ as Labour took office following 14 years of Conservative rule

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The Guardian - UK

Green party quadruples its number of Commons seats to four

Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay each win seat as Siân Berry holds Brighton Pavilion

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hails ‘sunlight of hope’ as Britain wakes up to Labour landslide

Labour leader promises ‘age of national renewal’ in which his government will ‘start to rebuild our country’

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage elected Westminster MP at the eighth attempt as Reform UK leader wins Clacton

Reform UK leader comfortably beats Conservative incumbent Giles Watling with 21,225 votes - a majority of 8,405

The Guardian - UK

UK general election 2024: five key points

Keir Starmer’s Labour is heading for power with a large majority as voters punish Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives

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The Guardian - UK

Wipeout for Tories in Wales as Labour takes 27 of 32 seats

Results with echoes of 1997 leave Plaid Cymru on four MPs and Lib Dems on one, but Conservatives with none

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn says SNP 'must listen' as he holds on to seat amid heavy losses

STEPHEN Flynn has held his seat against a challenge from a Labour candidate who admitted to helping the Tory campaign against the SNP in 2019.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn wins Islington seat as independent MP after being expelled from Labour

Jeremy Corbyn won the seat as an independent with 24,120 votes compared to Labour’s 16,834 votes

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage wins Clacton seat as Reform UK makes huge gains

Lee Anderson and Richard Tice have also been elected MPs as millions voted for the right-wing party

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among record 11 ministers to lose seats in cull of top Tories

Defence Secretary Shapps has lost to Labour in Welwyn Hatfield while Justice Secretary Chalk was defeated in Cheltenham to Liberal Democrat candidate Max Wilkinson

The Guardian - UK

George Galloway loses Rochdale seat to Labour’s Paul Waugh

Workers party leader removed from Commons seat he had won in February byelection dominated by Gaza war

The National (Scotland)

Sir Keir Starmer holds Holborn & St Pancras as left-wing challenger comes second

Sir Keir Starmer is set to become the next prime minister, with the exit poll suggesting Labour will win more than 400 seats

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