Kier Starmer Emerges UK Prime Minister

… Labour Party Wins 410 Seats

…Former PM Liz Truss Loses Seat

Kier Starmer has emerged as Prime Minister of United Kingdom following Labour Party landslide victory in Thursday’s election.

Labour Party won 410 out of the 650 seats in the Commons – the Conservatives are on just over 110. The Lib Dems make big gains, while the SNP lose most of their seats.

High-profile Conservative casualties include former Prime Minister Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage becomes an MP for the first time, as the party nets four MPs

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wins as an independent, while the Green Party’s Carla Denyer wins Bristol Central

We haven’t delivered, Truss says

Former PM Liz Truss, who’s lost her seat, has been speaking to the BBC’s Ros Atkins.

“We haven’t delivered sufficiently on the policies people want,” she admits, saying her party failed to keep taxes low or reduce immigration.

Result of United Kingdom General Election

Labour Party -410
Conservatives -119
LD -71
SNP – 8
SF – 7

BBC