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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 · Jul 5, 2024

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 · Jul 5, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

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 · Jul 4, 2024

A welcome sign of Tory extinction

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

OPINION - Victoria Starmer's absence from the campaign trail marks the end of the trophy first lady

Although tonight we are promised the exciting spectacle of democracy in full vigour, throwing off the fever of the last few weeks, we must admit the campaign itself has been rather unhealthy. Nonsense has been spouted. Policy has been under-discussed. Sir Ed Davey has felt obliged to court attention by…

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024

Voting under way in UK election expected to deliver landslide Labour win

Voters set to punish Conservatives after 14 years of chaos as anger mounts over economic crisis and crumbling services.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024

Polling stations open across UK for general election

Voting booths open across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with results due in early hours of Friday

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

UK voters expected to make a significant shift away from the ruling Tory party

British voters head to the polls this Thursday, with the opposition Labour Party projected to secure a landslide victory. However, experts suggest that the vote is driven more by fatigue from over a decade of Conservative rule marked by erratic policy decisions, political chaos, and a deteriorating economy, rather than…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 4, 2024

Starmer wants us to believe we can trust politicians again. That’s huge – but he has to mean it

The Tories are in denial about the crisis in politics. Labour seems to get it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024