Prime Minister Sunak concedes election defeat
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted defeat of his Conservative Party in the Parliamentary elections. The opposition Labour Party won, he declared. He called Labour leader Keir Starmer to congratulate him on becoming the next Prime Minister of the country. Sunak took responsibility for the defeat.
Previously, Starmer had already spoken out. Voters all over the country had spoken and were ready for change, he said after the official counting showed that he had secured his seat in Parliament. "You have spoken. Now it's time for us to deliver," he addressed the voters.
Meanwhile, in counting centers across the country, the remaining votes were being counted. According to the BBC, based on more than half of the official results, the Tories were predicted to win 144 seats in the British House of Commons. This was a gain compared to an initial forecast that only allocated 131 seats to the Tories, but it did not change the historically disastrous and catastrophic performance for the Conservatives. Both the BBC and the initial forecast were based on 410 seats for Labour.
Sunak acknowledged his role in the Conservative Party's election defeat, expressing a sense of responsibility. In light of the election result, Sunak chose not to seek a takeover as Premier, instead conceding to the Labor Party's victory in politics. Keir Starmer, the elected Leader of the Labor Party, will now be tasked with leading the country, following his party's successful election campaign.
