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Some disenfranchised voters submitted a protest vote for Reform fearing immigration wouldn’t be slowed

New PM says government ‘will fight, every day, until you believe again’ and give security to working-class families

Nigel Farage’s party won more than 4m votes and came second in 98 seats, of which 89 were won by Labour

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer has the Commons strength to be daring. That means fulfilling hopes he did little to excite

Labour will rue the seats lost to independents and Greens, and the failure to respond to anger over its stance on Gaza, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Party leader and newly elected MP claims ‘political establishment are in fear’ after election results

Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him.

It’s a good day for women’s representation in politics. The proportion of women MPs has reached a record high of 40.6%. Women are expected to hold a number of prominent positions in the new government, including the UK’s first female chancellor. Labour also has a stronger track record of women-friendly…

Exclusive: party to use biggest-ever cohort of MPs to get ‘essential decisions’ made on issue that ‘cut-through’