UK Election LIVE: Keir Starmer becomes PM officially after meeting King Charles

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE:Keir Starmer entered Downing Street for the first time as UK prime minister on Friday, following a decisive victory in Thursday’s general election that ended 14 years of Conservative rule under Rishi Sunak.

Speaking to reporters outside Downing Street, Starmer emphasized immediate action to restore the country’s fortunes: “The work of change begins immediately. We will rebuild Britain, brick by brick,” he declared.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Starmer praised Rishi Sunak for becoming the UK’s first British Asian Prime Minister, saying it took extra effort and added he acknowledges Sunak’s dedication and hard work in leadership.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “Public service is a privilege; whether you voted Labour or not… my government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good,” says Keir Starmer.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: PM Keir Starmer lauds Rishi Sunak’s ‘extra effort’ behind being the UK’s first British Asian PM.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “The King received in Audience The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP today and requested him to form a new Administration. Sir Keir accepted His Majesty’s offer and was appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer officially becomes Prime Minister after meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Labour leader Keir Starmer arrives at Buckingham Palace, where King Charles will invite him to become the next UK prime minister.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “The right honourable Rishi Sunak MP had an audience of the King this morning and tendered his resignation as prime minister and first lord of the Treasury, which his majesty was graciously pleased to accept.” said Buckingham palace in statement.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Outgoing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday that he will step down as the leader of the Conservative Party, taking “responsibility” for its defeat in the general election. Reflecting on his time as the country’s first leader of Indian heritage, Sunak fondly remembered celebrating Diwali with his family on Downing Street.

In his farewell speech, Sunak expressed deep emotion, apologizing to voters and Tory colleagues for the party’s poor performance. He emphasized that he had given his all to the job and regretted the losses suffered by his party members.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Rishi Sunak arrives at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles to formally resign as UK Prime Minister

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Rishi Sunak announces he will resign as Conservative leader, but only after formal arrangements for selecting a successor are in place.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Outgoing PM Rishi Sunak says he has given this job his all, but the public has sent a clear signal that the government must change. He apologises to candidates and campaigners who have worked tirelessly, acknowledging that his party has not delivered.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Keir Starmer on the remarkable victory in the UK general elections. I look forward to our positive and constructive collaboration to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all areas, fostering mutual growth and prosperity,” said PM Modi.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: PM Modi said, “Thank you @RishiSunak for your admirable leadership of the UK and your active contribution to deepening the ties between India and the UK during your term in office. Best wishes to you and your family for the future.”

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “We will continue the work begun with the UK for our bilateral cooperation, for peace and security in Europe, for the climate and for AI,” French president Emmanuel Macron wrote on X.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: GTRI founder Ajay Srivastava expressed hope that the Labour Party will recognise the significant price advantage that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India offers to UK exporters, potentially boosting their exports to India almost immediately.

“For proof, they can look at historical precedents, such as the steady improvement in ASEAN, Japanese, and South Korean exports to India following their respective FTAs with India,” he said. Srivastava added that as the Labour Party takes charge, it may approve the FTA with minor adjustments.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conveyed his congratulations to Labour leader Keir Starmer on his party’s “convincing” victory in the British elections.

“Ukraine and the United Kingdom have been and will continue to be reliable allies through thick and thin. We will continue to defend and advance our common values of life, freedom, and a rules-based international order,” Zelensky wrote on social media.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Nigel Farage, the architect of Brexit, has finally secured a seat in Parliament on his eighth attempt. This provides the populist Reform UK party leader with a new platform to challenge the traditional Tory-Labour dominance in British politics.

Farage, 60, won the seat in Clacton, a town on England’s east coast that strongly supported the 2016 Brexit vote and had previously elected a Farage-led party MP in the 2015 general election. With most seats declared, Reform UK had secured at least three other seats, with about 15% of the national vote.

Farage’s unexpected entry into the campaign delivered a significant blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives. His vigorous campaigning drew right-wing voters away from the governing party.

(With Bloomberg inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Scotland is undergoing a significant political shift after the Labour Party decisively defeated the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the UK-wide elections, severely impacting the SNP’s diminishing hopes for another independence referendum.

Labour achieved sweeping victories both north and south of the border, while the SNP experienced its worst performance in over a decade, securing only eight of Scotland’s 53 districts counted so far — fewer seats than the Liberal Democrats nationally. With the SNP now the fourth-largest party in Westminster, the result diminishes the pro-independence Scottish voice across the UK.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, lost her seat in Parliament, adding to the Conservative Party’s string of defeats.

The former prime minister, whose term lasted only 49 days, was narrowly defeated by Labour in her Norfolk South West seat by just several hundred votes.

Labour leader Keir Starmer is set to be officially appointed prime minister later on Friday.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Suella Braverman, the former British Indian Conservative Party leader, apologised to the public on Friday for the party’s performance over the past 14 years after securing a seat in the 2024 General Election.

Official results indicated that the Labour Party has won enough seats to achieve a majority in the UK Parliament and will form the next government. The Labour Party is projected to have a majority of approximately 160 seats in the House of Commons.

Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader has lost the general election. Ross has been beatedn by the SNP’s Seamus Logan in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.

UK equity-index futures climbed and the pound held recent gains after the Labour Party won a majority of seats in Parliament, giving it a clear mandate to deliver on its pledge for greater economic stability.

Contracts on the FTSE 100 Index advanced 0.2%, while the pound was little changed around $1.277. Labour passed 326 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, securing its long-predicted landslide election victory. Rishi Sunak conceded defeat and Keir Starmer is now set to become prime minister. (Bloomberg)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British leader Rishi Sunak conceded defeat Friday to Keir Starmer’s main opposition Labour party in the UK general election, saying, “I take responsibility for the loss”, reported news agency AFP.

“Today, power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner with goodwill on all sides,” said Sunak, as his Conservative party appeared heading for historic defeat to Labour.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: The Labour Party, Britain’s main Opposition party, will likely score a landslide victory in the country’s general election, exit polls predicted on Thursday. Keir Starmer, the Labour Party’s leader, is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as the prime minister of Britain. Dig Deeper

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: “To the hundreds of Conservative candidates, thousands of volunteers and millions of voters: Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your support, and thank you for your vote,” posted UK PM Rishi Sunak on X.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the UK parliamentary elections. Shortly before he conceded defeat, Ryanair shared a post trolling the British-Indian politician that has gone viral on social media. Dig Deeper

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer, Labour leader and poised to be the first Labour prime minister in 14 years, emphasised that his government will prioritsze “country first, party second.”

He underscored the weight of the mandate, stating, “A mandate like this comes with great responsibility,” and outlined his government’s focus on “national renewal.”

“We must restore politics to its role as public service,” he affirmed.

With over half of the 650 seats counted, Labour appears poised to secure one of its largest majorities ever in the House of Commons.

Later Friday, Starmer is expected to visit King Charles III to seek permission to form a new government.

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer, British Labour leader, declared on Friday in a speech following his party’s victory in the national election, marking the end of 14 years of Conservative government, “Change starts now.”

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Sunak acknowledged his defeat and said he had phoned Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.

“Today, power will transition peacefully and orderly, with goodwill from all parties,” he remarked after reclaiming his seat.

“There is a lot to understand and contemplate, and I accept responsibility for the defeat of many dedicated Conservative candidates… I apologise,” he added.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer’s Labour Party secured victory in the 2024 general election by surpassing the 326-seat majority required to form the government.

“We did it! You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it has arrived. Change begins now. And it feels good, I have to be honest. Four and a half years of work changing the party, this is what it is for, a changed Labour Party, ready to serve our country, ready to restore Britain to the service of working people,” Starmer was quoted as saying.

“A mandate like this comes with great responsibility,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn rally in London, moments after the results that sealed its landslide win were announced.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the British election result as “sobering,” acknowledging the Labour Party’s victory.

Sunak, re-elected in North Yorkshire, addressed his supporters, stating, “The Labour party has won this general election.”

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: UK current Prime Minister and Conservative Party candidate secured a victory in Richmond and Northallerton.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: The Liberal Democrats won Bath seat, according to the latest results from PA, as reported by The Guardian.

Wera Hobhouse secured 41.31% of the vote, with voter turnout notably high at 69.10% for this election.

In yet another major loss for the Conservative Party, veteran leader Johnny Mercer lost his Plymouth Moor View seat to Labour Party’s Fred Thomas.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived at the counting centre of the Richmond and Northallerton seat for the counting of votes. Opinion polls predicted that Sunak might lose the seat by a close margin.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to a report from The Guardian, the Green Party has secured its first victory as co-leader Carly Denyer claimed the seat of Bristol Central, delivering a significant upset to Labour.

Denyer garnered 24,539 votes in the newly configured constituency, decisively surpassing Labour’s candidate and shadow frontbencher Thangam Debbonaire, who received 14,132 votes.

Debbonaire, who had previously represented the precursor constituency of Bristol West since 2015, was anticipated to secure a cabinet position in Keir Starmer’s administration as culture secretary had she been successful.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Jeremy Corbyn, who led the Labour Party in the 2017 and 2019 general elections, has retained his seat in north London, this time running as an independent candidate, Associated Press reported.

Corbyn, previously suspended from Labour due to a dispute over antisemitism, chose to contest the Islington North constituency he has served since 1983 as an independent.

He secured victory with a margin of nearly 7,000 votes over his Labour rival. In the previous election, Corbyn had won the seat with a much larger margin of over 26,000 votes.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Gillian Keegan, Britain’s Education Secretary, has been defeated by a candidate from the Liberal Democrats in Chichester, according to The Guardian report.

The Liberal Democrats secured victory with a lead of 12,172 votes.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Nigel Farage, leader of the hard-right Reform UK party, has secured a seat in Parliament.

– Farage emerged victorious in the election for Clacton-on-Sea, finally becoming a lawmaker on his eighth attempt following seven previous unsuccessful tries.

– Early results indicate that the anti-immigration Reform party, successor to the Brexit Party, has attracted support from both Conservative and Labour voters.

– Farage commented, stating the party “is going to come second in hundreds of constituencies.” The exact number of seats Reform will secure remains unclear.

– He noted a significant void in British right-wing politics, which he aims to address: “My plan is to build a mass national movement over the course of the next few years.”

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Labour leader Keir Starmer said that “voters have expressed their readiness for change” as an exit poll indicates a significant victory for his party.

Starmer made these comments after securing his seat in north London, albeit with a notably reduced majority. Addressing his supporters, he emphasized the importance of restoring politics to a focus on “public service” and stressed the urgency for “change.”

He expressed gratitude to voters for choosing him to represent “my home, where my kids have grown up, where my wife was born.”

“It all begins with you. Change starts right here in this community,” he stated. “You have cast your vote; now it’s our turn to deliver.”

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Reform UK, a newly established anti-immigration party, has secured its inaugural seat in the general election, Associated Press reported.

Lee Anderson, formerly the Conservative deputy chairman who switched allegiance to Reform several months ago, successfully retained his seat in Ashfield, central England, capturing 43% of the vote.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British Defence Minister Grant Shapps lost his seat in Thursday’s parliamentary election, marking the highest-ranking Conservative cabinet member to be defeated in what appears to be a decisive victory for the Labour Party, Reuters reported.

Shapps, who had represented the Welwyn Hatfield constituency in southern England for nearly twenty years, was ousted by Labour’s Andrew Lewin. Lewin secured 19,877 votes, surpassing Shapps’ 16,078.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to The Guardian, Bishop Auckland, once part of the “red wall” demolished in 2019, has now been regained by Labour.

Sam Rushworth of the Labour Party secured victory with 17,036 votes (42.14%), defeating Jane MacBean of the Conservative Party, who garnered 10,364 votes (25.64%).

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Some of the latest Labour gains those were announced in the last few minutes, according to The Guardian,

Labour gains Thurrock.

Labour gains Scunthorpe.

Labour gains Broxtowe.

Labour gains Rushcliffe.

Labour gains Wrexham.

Labour gains Tipton & Wednesbury.

Labour gains Bishop Auckland.

Labour gains Dunbartonshire West from the Scottish National Party.

Labour gains Barrow & Furness.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Liberal Democrats’ leader Ed Davey has retained his seat in Kingston and Surbiton.

In his victory speech, he was quoted as saying by The Guardian, “Now I don’t know if you could tell, but I have rather enjoyed this campaign. But What I’ve loved most is not the bungee jumping… it’s speaking to people.. about the challenges they face and their hopes for the future.”

During his campaign, Davey engaged in various activities, such as bungee jumping, surfing, and, perhaps most challenging of all, a Zumba class.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Labour Party’s Derek Twigg has won Widnes and Halewood with 61.61%. Reform’s Jake Fraser came second, fairly far behind, with 18.52%, according to The Guardian report.

Turnout was 52.97%.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: George Galloway, leader of the Workers Party for Britain, has been defeated by Labour in Rochdale, following his earlier victory in a May by-election.

The incoming MP for Rochdale will be Paul Waugh.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Labour Party leader and Prime Ministerial candidate Keir Starmer has arrived at the count for Holborn and St Pancras with his wife, Victoria.

The exit poll prediction suggests that Keir Starmer is likely to win and become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with a landslide victory, potentially securing 410 seats.

Counting is underway, and the Labour Party has so far won 34 seats.