ukelections2024
In a seismic shift for the UK's political landscape, the Labour Party has secured a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, winning 410 seats and marking a significant increase of 212 seats from the 2019 elections. After being invited to form a government by the UK's Head of State, King Charles, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will head to 10 Downing Street, ending the Conservatives' 14-year tenure. The Conservative Party has experienced a dramatic loss, reducing their representation to just 119 seats, a decrease of 249 seats. The Liberal Democrats have made notable gains, securing 71...
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It's official: the Labour Party has achieved an overwhelming victory, and the projections show it will end up securing more than 400 seats across the UK. Labour Leader Keir Starmer will become prime minister and can form a majority government. On the other end, the Conservative Party is grappling with a devastating loss. They have seen more than 200 MPs ousted. Some notable names including former PM Liz Truss and former Secretary of State for Business Jacob Rees-Mogg have lost their seats and will no longer serve in parliament. We take a look at the tectonic shift in UK politics between now an...
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After securing one of his party's biggest electoral wins in history, Labour leader Keir Starmer will be asked to form a government and appoint ministers this morning (5 July). Here's six things to know about a night that saw a transformation, if not bloodbath, in the UK's politics, with eight cabinet secretaries losing their seats so far. 1. Voters wanted change, and handed a historic victoryThe centre-left Labour Party swept to victory across the country, more than doubling its MP count and securing a majority comparable to that Tony Blair achieved in 1997. Starmer took back the "Red Wall" of...
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France and England are gearing up for the quarter-final showdown at Euro 2024, as France play Portugal on Friday, while the Three Lions face Switzerland on Sunday. Both teams are playing right in the middle of crucial parliamentary elections. Voting is already underway in Britain, while the French are heading to the polls for the runoff of the legislative elections on Sunday, 7th July. But the two teams have had radically different approaches towards their respective political situations, with the French being way more vocal than the English players. Mbappé warns France is at 'urgent juncture'...
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UK voters have four hours left to vote in the first UK general election since the country's formal exit from the European Union, in an election that has already been forecast - even by some governing Conservatives – as likely to result in a Labour victory. Check here for the first results when the ballots close at 10pm UK time. Will the Tories suffer a historic defeat? Might the Liberal Democrats claim as many seats the Conservatives in the new parliament? Which government ministers and high profile politicians will tumble as the votes come in? What will the result mean in Scotland, where Labo...
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The 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs in an election that has already been forecast - even by some governing Conservatives – as likely to result in a Labour victory. Conservative incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks likely to be replaced by Labour leader Keir Starmer on the basis of polling leading up to the election. We’ll track the day as it progresses and leaders of the key party factions vote, explaining how the voting system works and bringing up to the minute news as it trickles in. Might the Tories suffer a historic defeat? Might the Liberal Democrats be able to s...
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How would a Labour government in the UK impact the EU? Could any significant changes in UK-EU relations be foreseen as a result? As Brits head to the polls to choose their next government, Radio Schuman discussed this with Euronews reporter Mared Jones, who explained why the EU might have a greater interest in getting closer to the UK at the moment. We return back to the saga of top jobs and political group formation in the European Parliament with the Left group, which is set to welcome Italy’s 5 star movement. The group also openly declared that will vote against Ursula von der Leyen for a s...
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Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland opened at 7am local time on Thursday morning, in the first UK general election since the country's formal exit from the European Union. Voting is set to continue until 10pm local time, when a first estimate of results based on exit polls is published. Results will then roll in overnight, with most local constituencies expected to announce their winning candidates in the early hours of the morning. Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to vote in his constituency of Richmond and Northallert...
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The general election campaign is drawing to a close in the United Kingdom, with the party leaders scattered across the country in a last-ditch bid to secure votes. As time to convince the undecided runs out, senior Tory figures have conceded a likely defeat but asked voters to cast their ballots tactically in a bid to limit the margin of Labour’s win. Sunak himself has appealed to voters to “stop a Labour supermajority” and prevent the party from gripping “unchecked power.” As the prime minister visited Hampshire in south-eastern England on Tuesday, one of his closest allies - work and pension...
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A majority of Brits would back a public enquiry into the UK’s sewage pollution crisis, according to new polling data from YouGov and Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). With the imminent general election, 82 per cent of the people surveyed said they would support the next UK government setting up an independent public inquiry into the discharge of sewage in UK rivers, lakes and seas. The polling also reveals a lack of trust in politicians to deal with the crisis. Nearly 60 per cent of people said they wouldn’t trust most or any UK politicians to tackle the sewage pollution problem. Almost a third sa...
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