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Starmer has promised big – now he must be bold and move quickly. Here’s how he should start

In league with regional mayors, the prime minister can test good ideas in areas like housing. There is promising talent in Labour’s ranks too. Fast track it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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‘A toddler could do better’: how Lib Dems won over Tory stronghold of Henley

The Oxfordshire town – the former seat of Michael Heseltine and Boris Johnson – has been a Tory seat from 1906 until now

The Guardian - UK

Hop, skip, jump and enchant the electorate – the Ed Davey doctrine was a stroke of genius

The Lib Dems gained a record number of seats. That’s thanks to their leader’s fusing of policy with eye-catching, daring stunts, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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Keir Starmer names top cabinet posts after Labour's sweeping election victory

Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister after an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday, a few hours after the Labour party's landslide victory in the UK general election. Starmer later unveiled his new cabinet, which included Britain's first female finance minister.

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Antony Seldon Critiques Rishi Sunak's Lack Of Vision

Antony Seldon critiques Rishi Sunak's leadership style, highlighting lack of vision and experience in governance.

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He’s beaten and humiliated, but Rishi Sunak has one final job to do – for party and country

He must do everything he can to make sure it is MPs, and not party members, who choose his successor, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss is the biggest casualty in brutal Tory election bloodbath

With nearly every constituency declaring, the Tories had lost 250 seats to stand on just 121 MPs, their worst result in history

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Election result viewers praise Emily Maitlis for hilariously shutting down Nadine Dorries

‘Glued to Emily Maitlis blatantly crucifying the supremely ridiculous Nadine Dorries,’ writes one viewer

The Independent UK

Eighth time lucky for hungry hound Farage. Now Labour and Tories must find a way to defang him

The Reform UK leader will cause division and mayhem in parliament. Unchecked, he will cast a dark shadow over our politics, says author Samuel Earle

The Guardian - UK

Labour landslide at UK election; Biden drops in US polls after debate

The 650 United Kingdom House of Commons seats are elected by first past the post (FPTP), in which the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.

The Conversation

Ex-prime Minister Liz Truss Loses Seat At UK Election

Liz Truss, Britain's shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she sensationally lost her seat in parliament at the British general election.

International Business Times

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

France 24

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Rishi Sunak awaits a multimillion-dollar payday after losing his $177,000 PM gig

Book deals, speaking engagements, and a return to finance will add to Sunak’s massive net worth.

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…

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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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’

The Independent UK

The funny and awkward moments from general election night

From chat about chickens to an MP finding out he was about to lose his job live on air, election night viewers have once again seen the pitfalls of live TV

The Independent UK

‘Moment of the night’: Viewers mock Nadine Dorries as she clashes with panelists on Channel 4’s election show

The former culture secretary clashed with Alastair Campbell and presenter Emily Maitlis

Evening Standard

Zero MPs left for Tories in Inner London in historic wipeout but they hold onto seats in suburbs

London minister Greg Hands lost in Chelsea and Fulham

France 24

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…

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

A welcome sign of Tory extinction

Brief letters: A dinosaur party | Boris Johnson’s popularity | Thank God for Guardian writers | SchadenFriday | Suitable election songs

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