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Wes Streeting says it is clear Middle East crisis was real issue for some voters after wins for several independents

Labour’s planning reforms ‘positive’ for sector while currency markets had priced in the election landslide

Ben Coleman beat the Tory London minister to become the constituency’s first ever Labour MP in what has been a devastating night for the Tory party

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

Labour Party leader says his party will ‘deliver change’ as it is clear that the country needs a ‘bigger reset’.

A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain's general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns.

A reckoning is due – but thanks to voted-out contenders and internal divides, it’s not at all clear who will be leading it, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome

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

TUC says Labour has ‘historic opportunity’ to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ as Goldman Sachs raises UK growth forecasts

The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Thursday, making Keir Starmer the country’s first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Starmer's victory caps a remarkable political rise for the former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, first elected an MP in 2015.

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.