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It was not just Labour enjoying election success, with several smaller parties enjoying historic results

Canadian PM hails Labour’s ‘historic victory’, while Israel’s president says he hopes to ‘deepen the close friendship’

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

Our writers weigh in on Labour’s first 100 days, a bruising night for the Tories and the surging smaller parties

After eight attempts, Farage has become an MP for the first time

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

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…

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