On what was a dramatic night, former Tory prime minister Liz Truss lost her seat to Labour
Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was again experiencing the “sunlight of hope” after a Labour landslide put him on course to be the next prime minister.
“And across our country, people will be waking up to the news, relief that a weight has been lifted, a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great nation. Mr Sunak added: “The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight, there is much to learn… and I take responsibility for the loss.”– Ms Truss lost to Labour in Norfolk South West, where she had been defending a notional majority of more than 24,000.
– Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer defeated shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire in Bristol Central, while her fellow co-leader Adrian Ramsay defeated the Conservatives in Waveney Valley. “Instead we have tried the patience of traditional Conservative voters with a propensity to create an endless political soap opera out of internal rivalries and divisions which have become increasingly indulgent and entrenched.”
Former home secretary Suella Braverman, who will now be considered a leading contender to replace Mr Suank, said the party had let the British people down.
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