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‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM

Labour’s landslide win was branded a ‘power shift’ by Fox News while The Washington Post described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a ‘lefty lawyer [who] defended vegan anarchists’ but is ‘no Winston Churchill’

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OPINION - This election was a brutal revenge shellacking for the many sins of the Conservatives

No, it really isn’t like 1997. Not even close. The morning after that landslide, I met a pillar of the Tory party in the office. He beamed at me: “Doesn’t feel like we’re under a Socialist tyranny, does it?” The sense of buoyancy which followed Sir Tony Blair’s victory did…

Evening Standard

What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years

The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election

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Keir Starmer names top cabinet posts after Labour's sweeping election victory

Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister after an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday, a few hours after the Labour party's landslide victory in the UK general election. Starmer later unveiled his new cabinet, which included Britain's first female finance minister.

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Strikes, HS2 & Covid: Simon Calder on the highs and lows of the last three Tory transport secretaries

The Man Who Pays His Way: Highlights of the reigns of Shapps, Trevelyan and Harper

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Antony Seldon Critiques Rishi Sunak's Lack Of Vision

Antony Seldon critiques Rishi Sunak's leadership style, highlighting lack of vision and experience in governance.

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Liz Truss is the biggest casualty in brutal Tory election bloodbath

With nearly every constituency declaring, the Tories had lost 250 seats to stand on just 121 MPs, their worst result in history

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Celebrate: we have waited so long for this routing of the Tories. An unbearably rare moment of pure political joy

Out with the scoundrels. There will be time to think about the massive tasks ahead for Labour, but – for now – marvel at what they have done, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

What Labour’s huge win means for pensions, mortgages and your finances

From renting to cost-of-living, here’s what it means

The Independent UK

Which constituencies had the biggest shock results in the UK?

ACROSS the UK's 650 constituencies, there have been some seismic shocks overnight in the General Election.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-prime Minister Liz Truss Loses Seat At UK Election

Liz Truss, Britain's shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she sensationally lost her seat in parliament at the British general election.

International Business Times

General election turnout on track to be lowest for more than 20 years

Turnout remained above 75% at every post-war general election until 1970, when it dipped to 72.0%

The Independent UK

Voices: Tory downfall: The 9 reasons it has all gone wrong for Rishi Sunak

A series of world events, poor decisions and fatal gaffes conspired to see Rishi Sunak lead the Tories to the worst electoral defeat in his party’s 346-year history

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: A long night – and a new prime minister

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about an extraordinary set of election results that will see Keir Starmer enter No 10

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Evening Standard

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-Tory leader suffers humiliating election defeat to Labour

Ms Truss secured 11,217 votes in her South West Norfolk constituency, behind the 11,847 votes for Labour candidate Terry Jermy

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Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Loses Seat In Election

Former British PM Liz Truss loses seat after brief, turbulent tenure, marking a historic night in British politics.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath

Truss’ defeat comes after disastrous stint as prime minister that crashed the economy and soured party’s chances of returning to power

The Independent UK

He's derided as dull, but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory

For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result

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The Conversation

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world?

This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the product of one of the lowest turnouts in history.

The Conversation

The Conservative party, 1832-2024: an obituary

The Conservative Party, which was finally pronounced dead from multiple unnatural causes on July 5 2024, was born in 1832. It was the product of an alliance between the Tory party (established in the 1680s) and members of the rival Whig party. Both wanted to defend the existing political and…

The Guardian - UK

This election has upended British politics. A strange new landscape is revealed

Tribal loyalties and political certainties are falling away, but the Conservatives have been felled by a determined coalition, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among record 11 ministers to lose seats in cull of top Tories

Defence Secretary Shapps has lost to Labour in Welwyn Hatfield while Justice Secretary Chalk was defeated in Cheltenham to Liberal Democrat candidate Max Wilkinson

The Guardian - UK

Pound holds steady after exit poll predicts Labour landslide victory

Sterling trading unchanged as investors expect decisive win will bring stability to UK after years of economic uncertainty

Evening Standard

OPINION - Victoria Starmer's absence from the campaign trail marks the end of the trophy first lady

Although tonight we are promised the exciting spectacle of democracy in full vigour, throwing off the fever of the last few weeks, we must admit the campaign itself has been rather unhealthy. Nonsense has been spouted. Policy has been under-discussed. Sir Ed Davey has felt obliged to court attention by…

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Heroes, superheroes, and someone who lost to a lettuce – take the Thursday quiz

15 questions, plus a few jokes, every Thursday, regardless of whether there is an election or not. How will you fare?

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