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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.

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…

Democracies are no better than other forms of government at avoiding catastrophic mistakes. But they are much more effective at rectifying them. While the 2024 British general election might have seemed a long time coming, as the country meandered from one failure to the next, the utter scale of defeat…

With Keir Starmer set to become prime minister after 14 years of Tory rule, the British front pages reflect on a historic election result

Labour leader promises national renewal after Rishi Sunak concedes defeat following dismal night for the Tories

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to SNP candidates who did not retain their seats in the House of Commons.

Defeated Tories turn ire on party as Alex Chalk and Gillian Keegan also among list of ousted ministers

At a victory rally in central London, Sir Keir Starmer said the country could now “get its future back”.