The Labour leader said ‘we did it’ at a victory party as results pointed to a Labour landslide, adding ‘change begins now’.
Sir Keir Starmer will be the UK’s next prime minister after Rishi Sunak admitted defeat in the face of a Labour landslide.Sir Keir Starmer says the UK is waking up to 'the sunlight of hope'Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey celebrated the party’s election results by dancing and singing to Sweet Caroline with supporters in central London.
“It’s typical of Keir to pick up on the fact we’re walking into today and then into tomorrow – he’s got a sense of purpose for the future. It isn’t anything as romantic as destiny, but what he wants to avoid is the kind of vision that’s a mirage.”The Tories have lost all their MPs in Wales after Welsh Secretary David TC Davies lost his seat in Monmouthshire to Labour.With 528 constituency results declared, Labour has won 363 seats with a 35.7% share of the vote.
“And congratulate Sir Keir Starmer who has led his party to what seems to be a historic victory. And this is the great virtue of our democracy, so I congratulate both of them.”The incoming Prime Minister said: “Don’t forget how we got here. This morning we can see that the British people have voted to turn the page.
Constituencies where the local result has a habit of matching the overall national outcome are known as bellwethers.With 500 constituency results declared, Labour have won 348 seats with a 35.9% share of the vote.The Liberal Democrats have triumphed in 46 constituencies with 11.1% of the overall vote, while Reform UK have 14.6% of the vote, translating to success in four seats.
The Labour leader said: “We did it. You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it has arrived: change begins now. “The SNP has been through a very tough time and part of that tough time is the fact that I am now leading the party and have been doing so for the last eight weeks.
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