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Record Number Of UK Cabinet Ministers Defeated In General Election

A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain's general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns.

International Business Times

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among slew of Tory cabinet ministers unseated

Defeated Tories turn ire on party as Alex Chalk and Gillian Keegan also among list of ousted ministers

The Guardian - UK

The flamboyant hats of returning officers taking social media by storm on election night

Returning officer, Lucia Bridgeman, the High Sheriff of Northumberland, took social media by storm with her headwear

The Independent UK

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The 2024 election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election night

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide

Sir Keir said the country could ‘move forward together’ as Labour took office following 14 years of Conservative rule

Evening Standard

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

Conservative Cabinet Ministers Suffer Defeats In Devastating Election Night

Conservative Cabinet ministers Grant Shapps and Alex Chalk face unexpected defeats, hinting at a challenging night for the Tories.

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Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among record 11 ministers to lose seats in cull of top Tories

Defence Secretary Shapps has lost to Labour in Welwyn Hatfield while Justice Secretary Chalk was defeated in Cheltenham to Liberal Democrat candidate Max Wilkinson

The Independent UK

Sodden Sunak to Daredevil Davey: the most bizarre TV moments of the election campaign

From Tory ministers hanging up on journalists to the Lib Dem leader launching himself into a lake – plus The Traitors, cold burgers and Zumba classes – this campaign has gone from weird to weirder

The Guardian - UK

Tory tactics make this a rip-roaring election for the phrase ‘[citation needed]’

Conservative strategy seems to involve throwing a range of negative things at the wall each week and seeing what sticks

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Sunak’s successor, Farage’s bad banner, and liquid Davey

In today’s newsletter: With the Conservatives seemingly accepting defeat in Thursday’s general election, likely next leaders are already on the move

The Guardian - UK

Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat

The Guardian - UK

Election loss, rout, or wipeout? Three Tory outcomes predicted by the polls

Scenarios using a large-scale data model that predicts individual seat tallies indicate anything from 53-155 Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

Big-name Tories who could lose their seat after exit poll predicts disastrous general election results

Rishi Sunak’s own seat of Richmond, in North Yorkshire is at risk - here is when high profile Tories expect to hear their results

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

General Election poll: Tories facing worst result ever as Labour eye 450-seat majority, according to Ipsos survey

An Ipsos poll forecast numerous Cabinet members losing their seats and the Conservatives slumping to just 115 MPs

The Independent UK

Sunak under fresh pressure over national service plan as Tories accused of ‘making it up as they go along’

Exclusive: Defence secretary Grant Shapps has been accused of plunging the promise into chaos with multiple TV appearances in which he appeared to change course on how the military aspect would be implemented

The Guardian - UK

A Labour landslide on 37% of the vote? That makes the case for PR

Letters: Undemocratic Britain | Let Labour rock the boat | Landslide fears | American robins | Sewage sandwiches

The Conversation

Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle

Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.

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The Independent UK

Grant Shapps admits Tories ‘unlikely’ to win election as Sunak urged to ‘go for jugular’ on Starmer

With less than three weeks to go, polls continue to show the Tories facing electoral wipeout

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trade blows on leadership and tax as election battles hot up in London

Grant Shapps admits Rishi Sunak win is ‘not the most likely outcome’ amid increasing Tory poll gloom

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace Sunak

Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election

The Guardian - UK

Election diary: the manifestos drop and Rish! reveals a childhood without Sky TV

The Lib Dems led the pack – on manifesto launch catering – and we finally learned the extent of the PM’s childhood deprivation

The Independent UK

Sunak’s new tactic will lead to Tory voters staying at home, warns Boris Johnson campaign strategist

Lee Cain worked on the Vote Leave campaign and was Boris Johnson’sommunications director. Now he has a warning for Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak declares he has not given up after minister warns of Labour ‘supermajority’

Defence secretary Grant Shapps effectively concedes defeat forcing the prime minister to say he still believes the Tories can win election

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Defeatist Tories, cautious Greens, and the leader who really loves cars

In today’s newsletter: Explaining the strategy behind Grant Shapps’ warning of a Labour ‘supermajority’

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