After 14 years, the Labor Party is in power in the United Kingdom

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International Desk, Barta24.com, Dhaka | 2024-07-05 17:13:38

It was already assumed that Labor Party leader Kier Starmer was going to win the UK election by a landslide. After the counting of votes, this idea became true. After 14 years, the Labor Party came to power in Britain. Kier Starmer is going to be the next Prime Minister of the country.

This information has been reported in the CBC media report.

According to the report, after the votes were counted, the Labor Party secured victory by getting more than 326 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons. In the meantime, the party has won an absolute victory in 386 seats.

On the other hand, the Conservative Party got only 93 seats in the election. Besides, the Liberal Democrats are in third place with 57 seats. Apart from this, the Scottish National Party and SF won seven seats each. And others are getting 23 seats.

Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat, British media BBC reported. Rishi said he has already congratulated Starmer.

Meanwhile, after winning the Holborn and St Pancras seat, Labor leader Starmer said, "This is where the change starts."

After the announcement of the results, the British King Charles III will now invite the Labor Party to form the government. In that case, Rishi Sunak, leader of the ruling Conservative Party and Prime Minister, can submit his resignation to the King on Friday.

Newly elected legislators will take oath in Parliament on July 9. A new speaker will then be elected. On July 17, the session of Parliament will begin with the opening speech of King Charles III.

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