Keir Starmer appointed UK prime minister after historic victory

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July 05 - Sir Keir Starmer has become Britain’s new prime minister after winning a historic Labour majority of more than 170 seats.

Starmer travelled to Buckingham Palace at midday on Friday and was invited by King Charles to form a government, as he prepared to lead the first Labour administration since 2010.

Labour’s massive victory at Westminster saw the centre-left party win 412 seats, largely at the expense of Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, who collapsed to the worst defeat in the party’s history.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK swallowed up Tory votes, leaving the Conservatives with just 121 seats. Labour was able to win its majority with only 34 per cent of the vote, the lowest-ever winning share.

Sunak announced in Downing Street that he would be tendering his resignation as prime minister to King Charles and would also quit as Tory leader once procedures for choosing his successor were in place.

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Democrat Friday, 05 July 2024 07:05 PM

This is how democracy works in a civilized country . When it was announced that labor party won 326 seats , Mr Sunak the priminister left his residence conceding defeat. It is disgusting to see how our president without having a mandate from the people behave .

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Danny Friday, 05 July 2024 07:55 PM

And on Labour ticket a Sri Lankan female who migrated when she was 16 also won!

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Patcitz Friday, 05 July 2024 10:56 PM

Sunak ousting is a victory to the people of the world who love Britain and Britons.

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