Labour leader Keir Starmer will become the next PM with an exit poll forecasting historic losses for Sunak's Conservatives.
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024.Labour party members celebrate as the counting of votes continues, during the UK election in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 5.Britain's PM and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak reacts as he waits for the declaration of results for Richmond and Northallerton in Northallerton, north of England, early on July 5, 2024.
“Tonight, people here and around the country have spoken and they’re ready for change, to end the politics of performance, a return to politics as public service,” Mr Starmer said after winning his Holborn and St Pancras seat in London.With many results still to be announced from the July 4 vote, centre-left Labour has already won more than 326 of the 650 seats in parliament, with an exit poll suggesting it would capture about 410.
On a humiliating night for Mr Sunak, the Conservatives have so far only won 70 and were predicted to suffer the worst performance in the party’s long history with voters punishing them for a cost of living crisis, failing public services, and a series of scandals.
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