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As Sir Keir Starmer begins to appoint his new cabinet, Nigel Farage’s celebratory press conference was interrupted by hecklers.
Deputy leader Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting were among the senior Labour Party members seen arriving at Downing Street after Labour secured a historic election landslide.
Elsewhere, Nigel Farage was booed and heckled by a string of audience members at his press conference in London after his party won four seats.
The Reform UK leader mocked the protestors: “He’s absolutely steaming isn’t he? That’s alright there’s still plenty of beer left in the pub mate.”
Labour has emerged from the general election with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in history, having won 412 seats. That is a majority of 176, with results from the last two seats still to come.
Earlier, Rishi Sunak apologised to the country as he left Downing Street and resigned as both prime minister and party leader this morning.
The Conservatives have won just 121 seats. Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Jacob Rees-Mogg are among a host of senior Tories to have lost in their constituencies.
The Liberal Democrats won 71 seats and the Green Party picked up four seats, the SNP nine and Plaid Cymru four.
