It’s their first election win since 2005 The Labour party has won a landslide victory in the 2024 general election. Just before 5am on Friday morning, Labour reached the threshold of 326 seats needed to win a majority. Since then dozens of seats have continued to be won by the party, with Labour on course […]

1 year ago

Follow all of the general election drama throughout the night here Welcome to our dedicated 2024 general election live blog, where we will have coverage of all the major moments and results. From the exit poll at 10pm on Thursday to the very last seats declaring on Friday, we’ll have live coverage throughout on what […]

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‘The vast majority of candidates are indeed racist, misogynistic, and bigoted’ Another Reform candidate has defected to the Conservatives due to the “vast majority” of her fellow candidates being “racist, misogynistic and bigoted.” Georgie David had been set to stand as the Reform candidate for West Ham and Beckton in the general election on Thursday. […]

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The prime minister said he’s “very proud” of his campaign Rishi Sunak has said he believes he will win the general election this week, and will still be prime minister on Friday. With just days to go until the country votes in the general election on Thursday, Sunak took part in a BBC interview with […]

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A Prime Minister by default Rishi Sunak will be the next Prime Minister of the UK after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough backing from Tory MPs. Nominations from MPs in the leadership contest closed at 2pm on Monday, and Mordaunt failed to reach the 100 nominations she needed to get onto the ballot. […]

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‘I don’t want my song being a soundtrack to lies’ Liz Truss has capped off a turbulent Conservative Party Conference by promising to “stay the course” and pursue growth at all costs. The Prime Minister has spent the last few weeks battling market turmoil and division from within her own party. Yesterday, home secretary Suella Braverman doubled down […]

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