Labour wins landslide victory in British general election
The opposition Labour Party, led by Starmer, is predicted to win the UK parliamentary election with a landslide according to a poll. Starmer, who is 61 years old, could therefore become the successor of Prime Minister Sunak, whose Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat.
According to post-election polls, the Labour Party has achieved a landslide victory in the UK parliamentary election. The party of Keir Starmer could count on 410 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, according to the polls published on Thursday evening by several British broadcasters. The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which has been in power for 14 years, reportedly suffered its worst defeat since the beginning of the 20th century and was therefore rejected.
However, it could still take hours for all the votes to be counted. But the most important result of the election is no longer in doubt: The 14-year reign of the conservative Tories is over. According to the renowned pollster John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, the clear outcome of the election is not so much enthusiasm for Labour, but rather dissatisfaction with the previous ruling party. Sunak was already the third prime minister of his party during the past legislative period, which was marked by economic stagnation and sharply rising living costs.
Starmer went to cast his vote at his home in North London, accompanied by his wife Victoria. "It's about the future of Britain," he wrote on the platform X. In his last speech before the vote, he emphasized that Britain could not afford another five years of Conservative government. Starmer used to work as a lawyer, headed the Crown Prosecution Service, and has led his party for four years.
Prime Minister Sunak cast his vote shortly after the polling stations opened. He was accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty at the village of Kirby Sigston in the North of England and waved to the photographers. It is considered possible that Sunak, who has been in office since October 2022, may lose his constituency - Richmond and Northallerton - and miss his re-entry into parliament.
Sunak wrote on X: "If Labour gets a blank check, they will use their majority to tax you harder for the rest of your life." Such a "majority" does not exist in the British parliamentary system. It is the same whether a party in the House of Commons has a majority of 20 or 200 seats.
In the aftermath of the election, Prime Minister Sunak's Conservative Party faced a significant defeat, resulting in a potential power shift. With the predicted landslide victory of the Labor Party, led by Keir Starmer, Sunak could face defeat in his constituency and step down as Premier. This potential change in leadership has been attributed not only to Labor's appeal but also to dissatisfaction with the Conservative Party's record during their 14-year reign.
