The Labour Party led by Starmer swept 412 seats in the 650-member Parliament in a historic victory, sweeping Conservatives from power after 14 years. PM Modi on Friday congratulated Starmer for his win and applauded outgoing PM Rishi Sunak for his role in advancing India-UK relations.
The Labour swept 412 seats in the 650-member Parliament in a historic victory, sweeping Conservatives from power after 14 years. Keir Starmer, 61, took the reins of the country as PM as all eyes would be on his administration's plans to boost strategic partnership with India.
The re-energised Starmer-led Labour won a mammoth 412 seats, while the Conservatives could only secure 121 seats so far. Starmer will now succeed the Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the next British PM, amid a gigantic responsibility of recovering the flailing economy.
Sunak said the public has sent a clear signal that the government must change and apologised to Tory candidates for the defeat to Labour. Sunak's party suffered the worst drubbing in the modern history of the party, winning only 121 seats in the 650-member Parliament.
With only two seats left, the Labour Party won 412 seats in the 650-member Parliament in Thursday's election, close to the record 418 seats won in 1997. Sunak's Conservatives suffered the worst defeat in the party's two-century history, with 121 seats.
Starmer, 61, has been credited for bringing Labour back to the centre of UK politics through a methodical and cautious approach following a disastrous defeat in 2019 under Jeremy Corbyn. He will now become the first Labour Prime Minister after 14 long years, succeeding Rishi Sunak.
The Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party had a dismal night overall as it suffered heavy defeats in constituencies across the country. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt and Cabinet ministers Grant Shapps, Alex Chalk, Lucy Frazer and Johnny Mercer also lost their seats.
Starmer defeated independent candidate Andrew Feinstein in Holborn and St Pancras with a margin of 18,884 votes on Friday. He is expected to succeed Rishi Sunak as the next British PM as Labour is on course for a historic victory in the UK elections.
The night exit poll after the polling booths closed at 10 pm (2:30 am IST) predicted that Labour is set for a landslide victory, with 410 seats as compared to 131 seats by Rishi Sunak's Conservatives. This would mean that Labour leader Keir Starmer would become the next British PM.
UK Elections result: Britain has experienced a run of turbulent years — some of it of the Conservatives' own making and some of it not — that has left many voters pessimistic about their country's future. Now, it's time for voters to choose Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer.
The high-stakes polls saw British PM Rishi Sunak's battered Conservatives taking on Keir Starmer's Labour Party, the latter tipped to end 14 years of Tory rule by a landslide margin. Sunak called for a snap general election on May 22, as the party grappled with widespread discontent.
Opinions polls in the UK have predicted Keir Starmer-led Labour Party coming to power in a landslide victory over Rishi Sunak's Tories, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Sunak's final days in the office have been wracked by gaffes and a betting scandal that may have put his career at stake.
Rishi Sunak-led Conservatives are widely expected to be defeated in Thursday's elections by a landslide margin owing to infighting within the party, mismanagement and economic woes. Keir Starmer is expected to become the first Labour PM after 14 years of Conservative rule.
Less than 24 hours remain as the UK heads for a high-stakes national elections that the Sunak-led Conservatives are widely expected to lose by a landslide margin. The Labour Party, headed by Keir Starmer, has gained advantage due to infighting and mismanagement by the Tories.
So far, India and the UK have held a total of 13 rounds of discussions on the Free Trade Agreement as they seek to settle differences on certain contentious issues. India is reportedly concerned over the fairness of rules applied to Indian workers temporarily transferred to the UK on business visas.
Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, is widely tipped to become the next British PM as Labour holds a double-digit lead over the Conservatives led by Rishi Sunak. Starmer has promised change as people reel from a cost-of-living crisis and a hard-pressed healthcare system.
Market research firm Savanta predicted an "electoral extinction" for Sunak's Conservative Party, which enjoyed 21 per cent support in comparison to Labour's 46 per cent. Sunak has seemingly failed to revive the sinking ship of the Tories amid high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.
Rishi Sunak made a surprise announcement by declaring early elections on July 4, much before he completed three years in office. Opinion polls have predicted a record drubbing of the Conservatives to the opposition Labour, ending 14 years of Tory rule in the UK.
Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover, is the second former Conservative MP to defect to Labour in the past two weeks after Dan Poulter's decision last month. This is a major blow to Sunak and the Conservatives as polls show the party losing to Labour in the upcoming general election.
The election results will be announced on Friday and Saturday, and are indicating that Sunak's Conservative Party is heading for its worst-ever defeat in the upcoming general election. Sunak's increased defence spending and the Rwanda deportation appear to have no effect on voters.
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