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People used to shift rightwards with age. But the Conservatives have destroyed that prospect, and there’s no easy way out, says sociology lecturer Phil Burton-Cartledge

Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan, who advised May, Johnson and Sunak, says recent administrations failed the country

One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election – but it hides the complexity of how young people…

‘Something went wrong’ is now the only thing that shows on official page

Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election

From Labour’s low share of the vote to divisions on the right, this was a night that redrew the electoral map, says political analyst Lewis Baston

REFORM UK’s wins in England have been among the major stories of this election – but the party’s impact in Scotland has gone largely…

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.

As Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s newly elected prime minister, here are some of the steps he could take early in his term