UKs next prime minister Keir Starmer promises age of national renewal as Labour Party celebrates landslide victory

Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party and incoming prime minister, promised to deliver “an age of national renewal” after the party brought a crushing end to the Conservatives after a 14-year rule.Starmer and his team secured a massive landslide victory Friday morning — one that is poised to be the worst defeat in the Conservative Party’s history.In a brief victory speech at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Starmer, 61, said the win “feels good.”“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,” said Starmer, who has been guiding the party to its first general election victory since 2005.Starmer, a former public prosecutor and human rights lawyer who has led Labour since early 2020, promised that work to “rebuild our country” will start immediately.“The sunlight of hope was shining once again in a country with an opportunity after 14 years to get its future back,” he said, adding that the British public will be “relieved that a weight has been lifted, a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation.”The Conservatives, led by outgoing PM Rishi Sunak, were hit with their worst result since the modern party’s founding in 1834.Labour secured 410 seats out of 650 in the House of Commons, while Sunak’s Conservatives only won 118.The Conservatives were projected to claim just 131 seats.In a short speech, Sunak admitted that it had been a “difficult night” for his party after a record number of cabinet ministers lost their seats.“The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight, there is much to learn… and I take responsibility for the loss,” he said.“To the many good, hard-working Conservative candidates who lost tonight, despite their tireless efforts, their local records and delivery, and their dedication to their communities.I am sorry.” Mor...