The Independent – Britain decides: Election 2024: Landslide!
The Independent front page leads on the exit poll results predicting a Labour landslide. The paper features images of both Sir Keir and Rishi Sunak.
Starmer promises a ‘changed Labour Party’ as Tories wiped out by landslide
Sir Keir Starmer has said “change begins now” as he prepares to enter Downing Street with one of the biggest Commons majorities in history.
To rapturous applause, the Labour leader said it was “time to deliver” after the party officially reached the 326-seat mark required to govern with a majority.
Rishi Sunak said he had called Sir Keir to concede the election after leading his party to a crushing defeat, with his party gaining just 119 seats so far, down from 365 five years ago.
Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps among record 11 ministers to lose seats in cull of Tory big beasts
A record-breaking 11 cabinet ministers have lost their seats as Rishi Sunak’s government faced a general election bloodbath.
Johnny Mercer, Grant Shapps, Gillian Keegan, Lucy Frazer, Penny Mordaunt, Michelle Donelan, Alex Chalk, David TC Davies, Victoria Prentis, Mark Harper and Simon Hart are among the Tory big beasts who have fallen as Labour claimed a dramatic victory.
Others who had been under threat, including chancellor Jeremy Hunt, business secretary Kemi Badenoch and home secretary James Cleverly, clung on despite challenges in their seats. Rishi Sunak had a scare in his seat too, going there to campaign eight times, but he won easily in the end taking almost half the vote.
Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath
Liz Truss has lost her South West Norfolk seat in a humiliating defeat on the worst night for the Conservatives in general election history.
The former prime minister squandered a 26,195 majority in the once true blue seat, finishing in second to Labour’s Terry Jermy by around 600 votes.
Suspense was building in the run up to the declaration at around 6.50am, with Ms Truss absent from the stage for several minutes while rival candidates lined up on stage.
But when Ms Truss eventually appeared on stage, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister suffered the shock upset.
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Editorial 05 July 2024.
It’s Friday morning and the UK has a new government! Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has been handed a colossal mandate from the public, waving goodbye to 14 years of Conservative rule.
All the UK newspapers lead on the news but feature the exit poll results – which were issued around 10 pm on Thursday – due to the papers being sent to print.