‘We’re not all Labour but everyone was jubilant’: UK voters on the election result People in England, Scotland and Wales give their verdicts on the transformation of the UK’s political landscape The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage Returns To Lead Political Revolt Nigel Farage's return to UK politics with Reform UK impacts election dynamics post-Brexit. Top News · Jul 5, 2024
7 key moments from the UK General Election in pictures 7 key moments from the UK General Election in pictures Marie Claire · Jul 5, 2024
‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM Labour’s landslide win was branded a ‘power shift’ by Fox News while The Washington Post described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a ‘lefty lawyer [who] defended vegan anarchists’ but is ‘no Winston Churchill’ The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Reform UK secure significant Scottish vote share – despite winning zero seats 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… The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2024
The reasons why Nigel Farage and Reform UK have picked up political momentum NIGEL Farage has become an MP on his eighth attempt after riding an increasingly popular right-wing wave in the UK ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2024
Sunak axed, the cast eviscerated: at last, it’s the Tories’ season finale It was worthy of a TV special. Truss, Rees-Mogg, Shapps, Liam Fox: so many erased after 14 years of dystopian soap opera, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde 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
OPINION - Tory survivors of their electoral Somme face the Nigel Farage question By the time Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the “sunlight of hope” in the early hours, it was more a matter for the Conservatives of who was left standing under the rubble of a Labour landslide than salvaging dignity. Rishi Sunak’s dejected expression said it all — holding his North… Evening Standard · 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 The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Who are the big political returners at Westminster? MANY well-known MPs have lost their seats in a dramatic election, but there are some familiar names also set to make a return to politics. The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2024
OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: Four things Keir Starmer must heed after his landslide win Picture Sir Keir Starmer in his Downing Street study this evening. His No10 steps speech done, Britain’s new Prime Minister has just written his letters of last resort to the Royal Navy’s four nuclear missile submarine commanders. A sobering moment but also a reminder of the awesome power Sir Keir… 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 Evening Standard · 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide Conservative collapse ensures Labour is victorious – but the party’s overall vote share has stayed relatively static. These charts explain how the election was won and lost
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 Trump congratulates right-wing ally Nigel Farage on UK election win Earlier this year, Trump sent a 60th birthday message to Farage calling him ‘a historic figure’ and ‘a prophetic leader’
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 General election results: How have Reform, Lib Dems, Greens and other smaller parties done? It was not just Labour enjoying election success, with several smaller parties enjoying historic results
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 ‘Let’s get to it, my friend’: world leaders congratulate Starmer on election win Canadian PM hails Labour’s ‘historic victory’, while Israel’s president says he hopes to ‘deepen the close friendship’
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 Nigel Farage is now an MP – could he really become prime minister by 2029? Now with a foothold in the corridors of power, Archie Mitchell looks at whether Nigel Farage has a chance of becoming prime minister by 2029
Radio France Internationale · Jul 5, 2024 UK's centre-left Labour sweeps to power as leader Starmer vows to bring change Keir Starmer has vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, ending 14 years of Conservative government. But he also acknowledged bringing change would not be easy.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Surprise winners and losers in UK general election, from Greens to Reform UK The Greens, Reform and an independent or two achieved unlikely gains, while it wasn’t just the Tories who suffered shock defeats
The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2024 'Bizarre': Anger as BBC passes over Greens despite equalling Reform in MPs GREEN politicians have hit out at the BBC after their party was largely passed over in election coverage despite historic gains ...
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 Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 How will Labour change Britain – and what next for the shattered Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict Our writers weigh in on Labour’s first 100 days, a bruising night for the Tories and the surging smaller parties
Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024 Who is Nigel Farage? Reform leader elected as MP for the first time After eight attempts, Farage has become an MP for the first time