Starmer to become UK prime minister after defeating Sunak
Labour Party led by Keir Starmer has won the general elections, defeating the outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
“We did it!” Starmer, the 61-year-old incoming prime minister declared after the landslide victory on Thursday ended 14 years of Conservative rule.
The new leader said to make advancements the work from now on was going to get "tough".
“Changing a country isn’t like flicking a switch. It’s hard work: patient work, determined work. And we will have to get moving immediately,” he warned after the elections.
To ameliorate UK's dire economic situation, Starmer aims to make wealth creation his government’s top priority.
Experts see Labour and Conservative as two sides of same coin.
The Labour Party is expected to pick up 410 of the 650 seats in constituencies across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, giving the Whigs a 170-seat majority in the House of Commons.
Tories are expected to gain only 131 seats, marking the Conservative Party's worst loss in its history.
"The people have delivered a sobering verdict," Sunak said, taking responsibility for the defeat.
"The Labour Party has won this General Election, and I’ve called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.
"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight, there is much to learn… and I take responsibility for the loss."
Currently, the UK government is buckled under an exacerbated economic situation unmatched in decades, with Britons much worse off than before as economic growth has stopped, and living standards have declined amid a crippling cost-of-living crisis with hospital waiting lists that could last years.
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