The newly center-left Labor party stormed to a massive victory in Britain's parliamentary polls, as exit polls confirmed widely held expectations that the ruling Conservatives would be out of power for the first time in nearly 15 years.
Labor on course for historic win in British election, early results suggestA cyclist passes a van with advertising for the Reform UK Party in Clacton On Sea, England, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Voters in the U.K.
In the days leading up to Thursday’s vote, Mr. Sunak reportedly confided to friends that he was worried about losing his seat: “He’s genuinely fearful of a defeat,” a source close to Mr. Sunak told The Guardian newspaper. The Conservatives, who won a massive victory in the last Parliamentary vote under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2019, could not overcome a combination of economic malaise, frustration with a decline in public services, and simple voter fatigue after such a long run in power.
Many business groups backed Labor, as did traditionally conservative newspapers, including the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun tabloid, which said Mr. Starmer deserved praise for “dragging his party back to the center ground of British politics.”
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