Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
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.
Scotland Election 2024 Results A ‘massive weight lifted’ says Sarwar Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the country can now turn the page on 14 years of Conservative “chaos and failure”. “Straight away people are going to have a massive weight lifted off their shoulders,” he tells BBC Scotland. But, he adds that a second stage of change will come at the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross loses his seat Scottish…
Nigel Farage wins Clacton for Reform UK – Election result confirmed This is his 8th attempt at becoming an MP and his first successful one. The Conservatives in second place. In his victory speech ” I will do my best as an MP and put Clacton on the map” He’s the second Reform candidate to win tonight, after Lee Anderson took Ashfield earlier.
2024 General Election Results ‘Labour win the general election by a landslide’ – Paper Talk Live declared seat count LAB 410 CON 119 LD 71 WP 0 REF 4 SNP 8 SF 7 OTH 23 ‘Labour win the general election by a landslide’ – Paper Talk Scotland Election Results | Live General Election Results BREAKING NEWS – LABOUR WINS THE GENERAL ELECTION Rishi Sunak holds his seat in Richmond and Northallerton Yvonne Ridley loses Newcastle…
Grant Shapps Loses in Welwyn Hatfield – Election result confirmed The Defence secretary for the Conservative party has lost his seat.
Jeremy Corbyn has won in Islington North – Election result!
Rachel Reeves wins in Leeds West and Pudsey. Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves wins in Leeds West and Pudsey – confirmed Election Result! She’s now highly likely to become Keir Starmer’s chancellor – and would be the first woman to hold the role. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the BBC that “people are crying out for change” and “have voted for that in huge numbers”.
Jodie Gosling wins Nuneaton for Labour winning it from Conservatives. It was Tory under Thatcher, and Labour under Tony Blair demonstrating it reflects the mood of the populists. Jodie Gosling wins Nuneaton for Labour Jodie Gosling beat the Tory heavyweight – the Tory government whip Marcus Jones. It was a seat the Conservatives would have been hoping to keep – with Rishi Sunak seen campaigning there just days ago.
UK General Election 2024: Landslide or supermajority? What’s the difference? In the lead-up to today – the UK general election – many newspapers, political commentators and polling experts have talked about Labour winning a landslide majority similar to Tony Blair’s 1997 win or a supermajority – that according to some will wipe out the Conservative Party. The polls predict: a landslide or supermajority? An MRP prediction from Survation said it was 99% certain that Labour…
UK General Election 2024: How social media is reacting Britain has headed to the polls to cast their votes in the 2024 general election. Polls predict Labour are on track to win the election by a landslide. The polls close at 10 pm local time and we’ll have the first exit polls issued around that time. A clearer understanding of who’s won will be apparent in the early hours of the morning and by 7am…
UK General Election 2024: What’s at stake in Wales? The country of 3 million people is one of the most solid Labour strongholds in the United Kingdom – Welsh Labour governs in Cardiff and has done so since the start of devolution. But the ‘Red Wall’ of traditionally Labour seats that dramatically turned blue in the 2019 election – when voters lent their support to Boris Johnson as he pledged to ‘get Brexit done’ -…
Ed Sheeran claiming ‘all of London is sketchy’ sparks a huge debate Ed Sheeran’s comments on London have spurred a fierce debate over whether the entire capital is ‘sketchy’. When he’s not off enjoying the football, the 33-year-old singer resides in a mansion in Suffolk and frequently pops into London for events. Along with his £3.75m country estate, Ed is said to own up to 22 properties in the city which he rents out in…
The little-known secret that could help you bag free theatre tickets If you aren’t already using the TodayTix app, you need to download it immediately. On here you’ll find cheap prices on tickets and be in with a chance of scoring lottery or rush seats daily. The rush tickets are released at 10am each day and cost £25 each. You can buy one or two if you manage to get hold of some, and these…
London pub stands for election and wants to ban all other pubs in town | Politics News A London pub is running in this year’s General Election and the owner has warned of some harsh policies on the horizon if he wins. The Mitre pub party was launched by Chris French, who runs the bar in St Mary’s Grove, Richmond. Richmond Park residents might be surprised to see his name on their ballot paper when…
Who is Count Binface and what is his manifesto for the General Election? | UK News The General Election’s most unusual candidate is space warrior Count Binface – a staple of elections at this point. The viral political star – formerly known as Lord Buckethead – first found fame for challenging PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson. Now the Count is standing in the General Election just two months after his bid in the race…
What do I bring to vote? Everything you need in the polling booth | Politics News After six long weeks of General Election campaigning, it’s finally time to get out and vote. Now we’ve come so far, you really don’t want to mess things up at the last moment. Voting is really simple, but you will still need to remember some things when you’re heading to your local polling station. Especially if you’re tight for…
General Election UK weather forecast shows London will have good day for voting | UK News It is officially election day, and that means millions of us will have to leave the house to have our say in the democratic process. While some organised postal votes to avoid this, unfortunately even those plans were thwarted as not all of them arrived on time. So given that we’ll be lining up to reach the ballot box,…
Man strangled wife in front of TikTok lover then dumped body in river | UK News A chef who throttled his wife in front of their young children and her TikTok lover then stuffed her body inside a suitcase and threw it into a river is facing a life sentence. Aminan Rahman, 47, strangled 24-year-old Suma Begum with her scarf at a flat in Docklands, east London, on the night of April 29, 2023. He was…
New London skyscraper as tall as Shard in doubt over sunlight and packed lunches | UK News A new London skyscraper which would be the same height as the Shard has hit a roadblock over complaints it would block the sun and eat up public space. At 309.6 metres high, One Undershaft, nicknamed the Trellis, would be the tallest building in the City of London cluster. With a distinctive stepped structure, it would have the…
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read