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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

Leadership drama? Shotgun marriage with Reform? The Tory party’s next move will define its future

A reckoning is due – but thanks to voted-out contenders and internal divides, it’s not at all clear who will be leading it, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

He's derided as dull, but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory

For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result

The Independent UK

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UK stocks, sterling, bond prices rise as business calls for ‘fresh start’ under Labour – as it happened

TUC says Labour has ‘historic opportunity’ to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ as Goldman Sachs raises UK growth forecasts

The Guardian - UK

New PM Keir Starmer poised to bring a low profile to 10 Downing Street

The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Thursday, making Keir Starmer the country’s first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Starmer's victory caps a remarkable political rise for the former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, first elected an MP in 2015.

France 24

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

How Scottish football's spoilt VAR practice is harming our game

Surely the concept of beating constituents about the head with unpopular policies for long periods of time will only lead you to one destination:…

The National (Scotland)

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Everything you need to know from dramatic election night

IT has been a dreadful night for the SNP who have been wiped out across Scotland’s central belt and beyond by a resurgent Scottish Labour.

The National (Scotland)

The UK election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so

The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in 14 years

The Independent UK

The Conservative party, 1832-2024: an obituary

The Conservative Party, which was finally pronounced dead from multiple unnatural causes on July 5 2024, was born in 1832. It was the product of an alliance between the Tory party (established in the 1680s) and members of the rival Whig party. Both wanted to defend the existing political and…

The Conversation

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

‘Keir we go’: what the UK papers say as Labour wins landslide in general election

With Keir Starmer set to become prime minister after 14 years of Tory rule, the British front pages reflect on a historic election result

The Guardian - AU

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

'Very tough time': John Swinney says sorry to SNP candidates who lost their seats

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to SNP candidates who did not retain their seats in the House of Commons.

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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 National (Scotland)

'We did it': Sir Keir Starmer gives victory speech after Labour landslide win

At a victory rally in central London, Sir Keir Starmer said the country could now “get its future back”.

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin on course to have more MPs than any other Northern Ireland party

DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley defeated in North Antrim

The Conversation

Grieving and unheard, the British public has voted for change – in weariness more than in hope

In every election campaign, there is a contrast between the incessantly reinforced narratives of political leaders and the media, and the popular mood that simmers below the surface.

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The Independent UK

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

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 Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

Leading Labour figure loses seat to independent pro-Palestine candidate

Labour’s shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth, who played a prominent role in the party’s media campaign, lost his seat to an independent.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Green party quadruples its number of Commons seats to four

Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay each win seat as Siân Berry holds Brighton Pavilion

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