No Boris Johnson, no deals with Nigel Farage: it’s time for the Tories to get serious The party must look to a new generation and restore its reputation for economic competence The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Mapped: How the 2024 general election compares to 2019 Analysis by The Independent shows how the 2019 sea of Conservative blue, when the party won 365 seats under Boris Johnson, dwarfs all other parties The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2024
‘A difficult hand played poorly’: how No 10 slipped from Sunak’s grasp Initial Brexit success was undone by poor strategy and repeated unforced errors, say expert observers The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
‘This is going to be a disaster’: inside the Tories’ chaotic election campaign From the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Who could be next Tory leader? Eight possible candidates – from centrist to rightwing The likely main contenders to succeed Rishi Sunak, broadly ordered by their place on the political spectrum The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Keir Starmer enters No 10 vowing to rebuild Britain ‘brick by brick’ New PM says government ‘will fight, every day, until you believe again’ and give security to working-class families The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Labour Wins U.K. Elections as Conservatives Collapse and Third Parties Surge Keir Starmer’s Labour secures a sweeping victory, taking the helm from Rishi Sunak. Reason · Jul 5, 2024
Lib Dems to push for cross-party talks on tackling social care Exclusive: party to use biggest-ever cohort of MPs to get ‘essential decisions’ made on issue that ‘cut-through’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
‘Sails on the ship’ and ‘ashes of disaster’ – quotes of election night From Jacob Rees-Mogg quoting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Neil Kinnock’s description of George Galloway, the TV coverage offered some notable moments The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
‘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 · Jul 5, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
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. France 24 · Jul 5, 2024
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. Top News · Jul 5, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024 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
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 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 Conversation · Jul 5, 2024 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.
International Business Times · Jul 5, 2024 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.
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 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 · Jul 5, 2024 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
France 24 · Jul 5, 2024 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.
Fortune · Jul 5, 2024 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 · Jul 5, 2024 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…