Kier Starmer told his supporters that change begins now And it feels good, to be honest as he addressed his supporters at the Tate Modern
Walk into the morning,” said Starmer. “The sunlight of hope, pale at first, but getting stronger through the day, shining once again on a country with the opportunity, after 14 years, to get its future back.”
Rishi Sunak said he took “responsibility” for his party’s General Election loss, had called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory
In what has been an awful night for the Tories, eleven Cabinet ministers lost their seats in the General Election, beating the previous record of seven Cabinet ministerial defeats in 1997
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss , her deputy Theresa Coffey and Jacob Rees Mogg were also victims of the landslide
Nigel Farage has become an MP at the eighth attempt one of four Reform MP’s to be elected including former leader Richard Trice
In Scotland the SNP has been decimated and it looks as though it will end up in single figures
The Lib Dem have had a successful night,so far gaining 63 seats and finishing with 71
Labour will enter the government on 34% of the vote, the lowest of any governing party in modern history.
The Tories won the lowest vote share in their history.
The DUP also suffered a bruising set of election results in Northern Ireland, with the party suffering a seismic shock when Ian Paisley lost his seat in North Antrim
