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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Labour's Starmer takes power in UK

Labour gains more than 200 seats in historic victory as Rishi Sunak's Tories are crushed, third parties surge

Salon

Keir Starmer: Lawyer Set To Take UK's Labour Back To Power

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is an ex-human rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and methodical mind to fixing the country.

International Business Times

This exit poll portends total rejection of these amoral Tories – and incredible vindication for Labour

Punishment seems to come from all sides, with a landslide for Keir Starmer and sizeable gains for the Lib Dems and Reform

The Guardian - UK

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Exit poll: Why it's not the worst-case scenario for independence supporters

IN showing the SNP on 10 seats, the exit poll is towards the lower end of expectations, although the true pessimists among independence supporters…

The National (Scotland)

Pound holds steady after exit poll predicts Labour landslide victory

Sterling trading unchanged as investors expect decisive win will bring stability to UK after years of economic uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

The seconds ticked by to 10pm, when the people’s will would be revealed

Democracy can be tense at that one point in the cycle when power resides with the people and not politicians

The Guardian - UK

General election: Ask John Rentoul anything as Keir Starmer celebrates Labour landslide

Chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer your burning questions on the biggest shocks and surprises; what the outcomes signify; and how the results will shape the future of British politics

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Labour landslide as Tories on course for historic defeat – and Reform surge: your guide to the night ahead

In today’s newsletter: As the exit poll lands, here’s how election night will play out hour by hour

The Guardian - UK

Labour storming to historic victory with 170-seat majority, General Election exit poll predicts

Widespread Tory infighting over the disastrous result - and who will lead the party next - is bound to begin

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says 'sorry' to public after Keir Starmer’s Labour wins UK election

Rishi Sunak on Friday apologised to the public after his Conservatives were trounced by Labour in the UK general election, saying he would step down as party leader. Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged to start a period of "national renewal" in the UK after Labour crossed the 326-seat threshold for…

France 24

Starmer set for huge majority as exit poll predicts record Tory defeat

Keir Starmer is set to become Britain’s next prime minister as exit poll indicates record Tory defeat

The Independent UK

General Election exit poll predicts Labour landslide as SNP win just 10 seats

THE General Election exit poll has predicted a landslide victory for Labour, while the SNP are projected to win just 10 seats in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Theresa May given peerage and Therese Coffey gets damehood in surprise dissolution honours list

The former prime minister will take a seat in the House of Lords

The Independent UK

Sunak’s chief of staff and Theresa May among Tory peerages in dissolution honours

Close Sunak ally Liam Booth-Smith elevated to Lords while Keir Starmer nominates eight retiring MPs

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What happens after polling day in the UK election?

When will the new prime minister take office and what happens during the first days of a new government?

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves becomes UK’s first female chancellor; former Tory chair says party faces ‘oblivion’ – as it happened

Rachel Reeves becomes first woman to hold post in 800-years as Angela Rayner named secretary of state for levelling up

The Guardian - UK

Final pleas, postal vote delays and dogs: British voters go to the polls

Party leaders make last-minute appeals to electorate as Labour heavily tipped to win overwhelming majority

The National (Scotland)

Voters in a muddle over acceptable forms of photo ID

VOTERS have been hitting the polls over the last 12 hours to cast their ballots, but reports throughout the day have suggested many have run into…

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The Guardian - UK

Invest in people, not in building more prisons, to cut reoffending

Letters: Readers on the crisis in the criminal justice system that has brought the prison and the probation service to the verge of collapse

The Independent UK

George Galloway Workers Party campaigner ‘assaulted outside polling station’

Police say a woman was assaulted in Rochdale town of Littleborough

Evening Standard

General election: Piers Morgan and Myleene Klass lead celebrities heading to the polls

Several household names have made trips to polling stations

GoodToKnow

Should voting be made compulsory? The Week Junior's debate for kids

Not everyone in the UK makes use of their right to vote

The Guardian - UK

From Baldwin to Blair and more: the biggest landslides in British election history

With Labour predicted to win by a historic margin, here are some of the most dramatic victories of previous times

The Guardian - UK

Starmer on your soles and Thatcher on your teacup: we vote for the best, worst and weirdest election merch

Wear your politics on your sleeve – and the rest of your body – as political parties and indie sellers offer up everything from Keir Starmer flip-flops to a Margaret Thatcher mug

Evening Standard

Why won't King Charles and the royal family be voting in the general election?

The royal family do not vote out of convention rather than law because of their unique position in the UK state

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