The night kicked off with an exit poll predicting a Labour landslide, with the party ending with 412 seats by mid-morning.
As the UK General Election delivered a landslide victory for Labour and installed Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, here is how the night, and the morning after, unfolded.An exit poll is published, predicting a Labour landslide with the party on course for 410 seats and the number of Conservative MPs reduced to a record low of 131.In Scotland, the SNP is expected to secure 10 seats, with Plaid Cymru in Wales on four.
The Liberal Democrats are on course for our best results in a century, thanks to our positive campaign with health and care at its heart. Speaking in the Essex resort after his win, Mr Farage says his party’s performance in the General Election was “truly extraordinary”.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won the seat of Clacton in his eighth attempt at becoming an MP
He adds that the UK will be waking up to “the sunlight of hope, pale at first but getting stronger through the day, shining once again”.The Tories lose all their MPs in Wales after Welsh Secretary David TC Davies loses his seat in Monmouthshire to Labour.The Green Party completes a successful night as former co-leader Sian Berry wins Brighton Pavilion, securing the fourth of the party’s four target seats.
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