The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

Keir Starmer is set to become Britain’s next prime minister as exit poll indicates record Tory defeat

His new politics book aimed at 6 - 9 year old is out today

With Labour predicted to win by a historic margin, here are some of the most dramatic victories of previous times

On 5 July, I want my son to see me happy and hopeful, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Three final polls forecast big Labour wins, but a massive majority could be a blessing and a curse for Starmer

A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.

After years of critical coverage, tabloid backs Labour for first election since 2005, saying: ‘It is time for a change’

Leaving it as late as editorially possible, the Sun has endorsed Labour. With an election day front page saying it’s “time for a change”, the Murdoch-owned tabloid says the Conservatives “have become a divided rabble, more interested in fighting themselves than running the country”.

The paper has previously backed the Tories since 2009

There is a new ‘professional, managerial class’ running the party, and it has a complex relationship with the working class, says author Dan Evans

What does Mark Francois think? Is this acceptable to Richard Drax? Can we keep Pauline Latham on board? For the last 15 years, these have been important questions, and for good reason.