New leader names Rachel Reeves as first female chancellor
Sir Keir Starmer has entered Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister after winning the general election in a historic Labour landslide, and named Rachel Reeves as the first female chancellor of the exchequer. After securing a majority of more than 170 seats on a night of high political drama, Starmer told flag-waving supporters outside Number 10 that he wanted to rebuild trust between the public and politicians.
One of the victims was former prime minister Liz Truss, among many big Tory names to lose their seats. Her 49-day premiership, and the economic havoc it spawned, contributed to the Conservative meltdown. “This looks more like an election the Conservatives have lost than one Labour have won,” pollster Sir John Curtice told the BBC.
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