He told a victory rally in central London: “Across our country people will be waking up to the news, relieved that a weight has been lifted, a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation.
“And now we can look forward again, walk into the morning, the sunlight of hope, pale at first but getting stronger through the day, shining once again on a country with the opportunity after 14 years to get its future back.”
He congratulated Labour on winning the election and added: “To the many good hard-working Conservative candidates who lost tonight despite their tireless efforts… I am sorry.”
This will be an interesting government as it lives among a changing landscape. Will it work with right wing parties? Will it be the body that fights them?
I think the labor party has a unique place in world politics, a major country with full political power, among a world of changing ideologies.
Very interesting, but I’m very happy that a country has picked its future. I hope the Labour Party can lead effectively, otherwise, a party (reform, tory or a rejection of both) will rise to oppose this.
Effective government has never been more important than it is now.
BoJo is waiting in the wings to make his Tory comeback.
I was reading „streamer“ becomes new British PM and thought seems like politicians are out, let‘s take „normal“ people?
that’s awesome!
Thats what happens when nobody addresses immigration except them. The people are sick of all these immigrants.
Oh wait, the right didn’t win? I guess I have to change the script for /r/europe comments on elections…
Will the new UK government keep supporting Ukraine?
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***The Telegraph reports:***
Sir Keir Starmer [has become Prime Minister in a landslide victory](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/general-election-2024-results-live-updates1/) as the Tories suffered a historic wipeout.
He told a victory rally in central London: “Across our country people will be waking up to the news, relieved that a weight has been lifted, a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation.
“And now we can look forward again, walk into the morning, the sunlight of hope, pale at first but getting stronger through the day, shining once again on a country with the opportunity after 14 years to get its future back.”
Sir Keir delivered the remarks shortly after [Rishi Sunak conceded defeat](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/how-rishi-sunak-delivered-worst-tory-defeat-modern-history/) and apologised to defeated Tory candidates.
He congratulated Labour on winning the election and added: “To the many good hard-working Conservative candidates who lost tonight despite their tireless efforts… I am sorry.”
Labour racked up a string of major gains from the Conservatives as a slew of Cabinet ministers including [Grant Shapps, Gillian Keegan and Penny Mordaunt](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/cabinet-ministers-lose-seats-tory-party/) lost their seats.
By 4am on Friday, the party was up more than 50 seats on its 2019 election result with the exit poll showing it was [on course to return 410 MPs](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/starmer-win-dubbed-loveless-landslide-fewer-votes-corbyn/).
The Conservatives were expected to return just 131 seats, a fraction of their 365 MPs in 2019.
This would be the worst result for the Tories in terms of seats in modern history, with Mr Sunak expected to resign.
***Read more:*** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/starmer-heading-for-downing-street-labour-landslide/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/starmer-heading-for-downing-street-labour-landslide/)
This will be an interesting government as it lives among a changing landscape. Will it work with right wing parties? Will it be the body that fights them?
I think the labor party has a unique place in world politics, a major country with full political power, among a world of changing ideologies.
Very interesting, but I’m very happy that a country has picked its future. I hope the Labour Party can lead effectively, otherwise, a party (reform, tory or a rejection of both) will rise to oppose this.
Effective government has never been more important than it is now.
BoJo is waiting in the wings to make his Tory comeback.
I was reading „streamer“ becomes new British PM and thought seems like politicians are out, let‘s take „normal“ people?
that’s awesome!
Thats what happens when nobody addresses immigration except them. The people are sick of all these immigrants.
Oh wait, the right didn’t win? I guess I have to change the script for /r/europe comments on elections…
Will the new UK government keep supporting Ukraine?
Happy to see the tories lose.