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Britain's Labour Party will replace Conservatives marred by Brexit, immigration and the economy. Keir Starmer will take over as prime minister.
LONDON — Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election for control of the nation’s government. With most votes counted, here’s a breakdown of the numbers: Labour has won 412 seats — a 63% majority — of the 650 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
Official results show that Britain’s Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth tas
Keir Starmer will take over today as the UK's next prime minister after the Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide.
The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election
Brexit kingpin Nigel Farage has finally won a seat in Britain's parliament at the eighth attempt and is as determined to be as much of a "bloody nuisance" there as he was to European Union leaders as a member of the European Parliament.
The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK election after the Conservatives imploded following 14 years of rule that became defined by turmoil.
LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party’s problems were grave before Friday’s resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain’s richest prime minister contributed to its defeat.
Shapps was defeated by Labour's Andrew Lewin in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency in southern England he had held for nearly two decades. Lewin won 19,877 votes compared to Shapps' 16,078. Shapps, a loyal supporter of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,
A center-left group in the U.S. sees a valuable lesson in the landslide victory of Britain’s Labour Party after nearly 15 years in the political wilderness. The centrist Democrat think tank Third Way argues in a memo obtained Friday by POLITICO that Labour’s sweeping win shows that “centrism wins elections” and can undercut right-wing populism by appealing to the broadest segment of the population with a credible platform.
For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result Britain’s Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday,
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said the country had voted for change and it was time for his party to deliver, speaking after winning his seat in parliament. "Tonight people here and around the country have spoken,
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer will oversee a parliament more ethnically diverse and more female than ever after securing a landslide victory in the election on Thursday that ended 14 years of Conservative rule.
When the election results are in, Britain’s center-left Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is expected to sweep into power, ending 14 years of Conservative rule.
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak's Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses.
It seems likely the constituency will go to the Liberal Democrats - although the result is not expected to be officially announced until after a second recount which will begin at 10:30 on Saturday. SNP candidate Drew Hendry said he would be unable to attend the recount due to an "unmovable prior commitment".
Nigel Farage was elected to parliament on Friday, marking the emergence of his populist Reform UK as a new force in British politics squeezing the Conservative vote from the right wing. Farage, a driving force behind Britain's decision to leave the European Union,
By Andrew MacAskill, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a comprehensive win in a parliamentary election on Friday,
Since the election was announced, South East voters have been getting in touch through Your Voice, Your Vote. Emma MacLennan, from Tenterden, Kent, lost her son, Alex Wade, to motor-neurone disease (MND) at the age of 32.
Britain's domestic-focused stocks logged their best week in more than five months on Friday after a landslide election win by the Labour Party raised investors' hopes that the outcome will bring a boost for the UK economy.
Under leader Keir Starmer, the Labour Party - expected to win Thursday's UK election - has assiduously courted the City of London, mindful that his plans for boosting economic growth will need a big dose of private capital.
A senior Tory MP has suggested Nigel Farage should join the Conservative party. Sir Edward Leigh told BBC Look North his party had been "trashed in this election because the right wing vote is divided".
The Labour Party won in a landslide victory in the UK elections, after fourteen years of Conservative rule. Former Chief of Staff to Tony Blair Jonathon Powell joins Eleni Giokos.
Shares exposed to the British domestic economy rallied following a landslide victory for the Labour Party. However, European stocks gave up the day’s gains in a broader risk-off move.
A change election in the United Kingdom has taken place as the center-left Labour Party won a huge landslide, putting an end to the 14-year rule of the Tories.
As the final results of the UK election are counted, a number of trends are becoming clear. Here’s what to know about a seismic night.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her seat in Thursday’s general election as the center-right Conservative Party faced a crushing defeat at the polls after 14 years of governing Britain. Truss,
New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes power after his Labor Party's landslide election win over Britain's longtime ruling Conservatives.
The U.S. dollar index fell slightly on Friday after data showed U.S. job growth slowed marginally in June while the unemployment rate rose, underscoring the view the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates in September.
To many in Scotland, Labour presented itself as a better route to political change. Their new MPs from Scotland have helped secure a landslide victory across the UK and oust a Conservative government.
Eighth time proved the charm for right-wing British politician and Brexiteer Nigel Farage, who was finally announced as a Member of the British Parliament in the early hours of July 5, following the U.
Keir Starmer's Labour won one of the largest parliamentary majorities with the second lowest share of the vote of any winning party in modern British history, underscoring how the electoral system favours established parties over smaller ones.
Britain's Labor Party won a landslide victory Friday in a general election that saw the ruling Conservative Party of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak swept from power after 14 years in government.
Voters have chosen Sir Keir Starmer as their next prime minister following a landslide victory for Labour that ended 14 years of Conservative rule. FT readers have been debating the pros and cons of the political parties for weeks and we want to know what you think about the outcome.
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister after his centre-left Labour Party won a huge majority in a parliamentary election, defeating Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and ending their 14 years of often tumultuous rule.
So who are some of the capital's stand-out winners and losers? In Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn became the capital's only independent MP, in the constituency he had previously represented for Labour.
Center-left leader Keir Starmer became Britain’s new prime minister, while the ruling Conservative Party suffered the worst election performance in its 190-year history.
Rishi Sunak said on Friday he would resign as prime minister and Conservative Party leader after losing heavily to Keir Starmer's Labour Party, leaving with an apology, a tribute to Britain, and a call to protect "kindness,
Rishi Sunak addressed the nation for the last time on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, apologizing for his failings and accepting responsibility for his Conservative Party’s catastrophic election performance but defending his economic record.
I asked two pundits I respect to weigh in on the impact of Labour’s win. Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, called it “a much-needed positive story,” addin
The dollar fell to a three-week low on Friday ahead of U.S. payrolls data that could influence how quickly the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, while the pound firmed as the Labour party secured a landslide victory in the UK general election.
The end of 14 years of Conservative rule — which many in the party fear will keep them out of office for a generation — laid to waste the political careers of more than half of Sunak's Cabinet, after a decade that will go down as one of the country’s most turbulent since the Second World War.
The Scottish National Party posted its worst showing at a British parliamentary election since 2010, a major setback for its push for a new independence referendum, as a resurgent Labour Party made gains in former heartlands.
Britain's Rishi Sunak said he would meet King Charles to formally resign as prime minister on Friday and would also stand down as leader of the defeated Conservative Party after Keir Starmer's Labour Party won a landslide election victory.