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UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win
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7/5/2024
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It's being described interchangeably as a landslide, a slaughter and a Tory wipeout.
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Prompting grins from ear to ear in the Labor camp as Keir Starmer claimed his seat and
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vowed to usher in a new era of change for the United Kingdom.
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Because tonight people here and around the country have spoken and they're ready for
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change to end the politics of performance and return to politics as public service.
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The change begins right here because this is your democracy, your community and your
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future.
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Exit polls expected Labor to win 410 seats with a clear majority in the House of 650.
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The Conservatives trailed well behind with an expected 131 votes in the party's biggest
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defeat in a century, delivering a crushing blow to outgoing PM Rishi Sunak.
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There were however some gains on the right side of the political pendulum with the far
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right anti-immigration party reform predicted to gain a surprising 13 seats.
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But on election night it was mostly glee for Labor fans, albeit with a touch of wariness.
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I'm cautiously optimistic that we're going to have some competent governance moving
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forward.
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That's all I hope for.
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I think it's time for a new future and that's going to be good for this country.
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When they come in we'll have to hold them to account on the things that they promised
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to do and probably get them to do more.
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In the early hours of Friday morning Rishi Sunak conceded defeat, saying he had called
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Keir Starmer to congratulate him and that there was much for his party to learn and
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reflect on.
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