Keir Starmer, Labour Leader, has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) with his Party winning more than 400 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons – the lower house of Britain’s parliament.
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| Labour Party Leader and new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Keir Starmer |
The Labour Party is now laden with the mission of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation.
| Party Leader | Party | Seats |
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Labour (Keir Starmer) | 412 |
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Conservative (Rishi Sunak) | 121 |
| Liberal Democrats | 71 | |
| – | Others | 11 |
| – | SNP | 9 |
| – | Sinn Fein | 7 |
| – | Reform UK | 5 |
| – | DUP | 5 |
| – | Green (E&W) | 4 |
| – | Plaid Cymru | 4 |
With this victory, Starmer leads his Party back to government less than five years after it conceded its worst defeat in almost a century.
Keir Starmer has taken the wheels in 10, Downing Street already, just few hours after Thursday’s votes are counted – as Rishi Sunak, Conservative Leader hustled out.
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