Labour raced past the 326 seats needed to secure an overall majority in the 650-seat Parliament.
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024.Labour party members celebrate as the counting of votes continues, during the UK election in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 5.Britain's PM and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak reacts as he waits for the declaration of results for Richmond and Northallerton in Northallerton, north of England, early on July 5, 2024.
“Today, power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner with goodwill on all sides,” the Tory leader added, calling the results “sobering” and saying he took responsibility for the defeat. In another boost for the centrists, the smaller opposition Liberal Democrats would get 61 seats, ousting the Scottish National Party on 10 as the third-biggest party.
The Tories worst previous election result is 156 seats in 1906. Former leader William Hague told Times Radio the projections would be “a catastrophic result in historic terms”.
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