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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.

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”.

DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley defeated in North Antrim