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 Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024
Friday briefing: A long night – and a new prime minister In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about an extraordinary set of election results that will see Keir Starmer enter No 10 The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world? This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the product of one of the lowest turnouts in history. The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024
UK election: Tory downfall is democracy rectifying its mistakes Democracies are no better than other forms of government at avoiding catastrophic mistakes. But they are much more effective at rectifying them. While the 2024 British general election might have seemed a long time coming, as the country meandered from one failure to the next, the utter scale of defeat… The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024
Starmer vows to deliver after landslide victory as Farage hands Labour power Labour leader promises national renewal after Rishi Sunak concedes defeat following dismal night for the Tories The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
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 · 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
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 · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage elected Westminster MP at the eighth attempt as Reform UK leader wins Clacton Reform UK leader comfortably beats Conservative incumbent Giles Watling with 21,225 votes - a majority of 8,405 Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024
UK general election 2024: five key points Keir Starmer’s Labour is heading for power with a large majority as voters punish Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage Wins First MP Seat In Clacton Election Nigel Farage wins Clacton seat after 8 attempts, resonating with pro-Brexit voters and challenging Conservative party. Top News · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage wins Clacton seat as Reform UK makes huge gains Lee Anderson and Richard Tice have also been elected MPs as millions voted for the right-wing party The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage elected Clacton MP as Reform UK wins four seats Party leader to join its chair, Richard Tice, former Tory Lee Anderson and former Southampton FC chair Rupert Lowe in Commons The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage will become an MP NIGEL Farage has won Clacton for his Reform Party, becoming an MP at the eighth time of asking. The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2024
Top News · Jul 4, 2024 Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage Celebrates Projected Election Success Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, celebrates early success in UK election with unexpected support and potential for significant victories.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2024 Patrick Harvie warns of 'far right' advance after Reform success at General Election PATRICK Harvie has said it is “really worrying” that the General Election exit poll predicted Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are set to win 13…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 Anatomy of an earthquake: how Labour rose and Tory dominoes fell The story of a disastrous night for Rishi Sunak’s party and a stunning dawn for Keir Starmer
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 Tories reeling from ‘catastrophic’ election poll forecast Conservatives predicted to lose more than 200 seats in worst election result since party’s founding
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024 Lee Anderson becomes first ever Reform MP as Farage’s party predicted set to win 13 seats Nigel Farage is on course to become the MP for Clacton in Essex as exit poll forecasts more than a dozen seats for upstart party
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 Nigel Farage hails Reform UK’s ‘almost unbelievable’ results in north-east England Exit poll predicts hard-right party winning 13 seats and early declarations show it outperforming Tories in north-east
The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2024 John Curtice issues exit poll 'health warning' over SNP and Reform predictions JOHN Curtice has issued a “health warning” to the exit poll that predicted the SNP could be reduced to fewer seats than Nigel Farage’s Reform.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 Labour landslide as Tories on course for historic defeat – and Reform surge: your guide to the night ahead In today’s newsletter: As the exit poll lands, here’s how election night will play out hour by hour
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 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
Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024 Tories face historic defeat as Boris Johnson 2019 voter coalition splits with Farage Reform surge - analysis Conservative vote share in opinion polls ranges from 16 per cent to 24 per cent, with seat projections from different pollsters ranging from 64 to 126, says Keiran Pedley, Director of Politics at Ipsos
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 What do governments abroad want from the UK election? Despite both Labour and the Tories sidelining foreign policy in their campaigns, some foreign leaders are following the outcome keenly