The day Starmer became PM: how Labour’s victory unfolded

Keir Starmer is now the UK prime minister after winning the 2024 general election.

Watch all the key moments from the last 24 hours: excitement as the first results came in, top Tory concession speeches, Rishi Sunak's resignation at Buckingham Palace, right up to when Starmer walked into No 10 with his wife, Victoria

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[kennethpolden]

Congratulations Keir, but I just want to mention that Keir got 9 million votes. Corbyn got 10 million in 2019. Labour didn't do well in this election, the Tories did poorly

[astradala]

Hilarious that people think this will change anything 😂😂😂

[andyquelch]

Number of votes divided by number of seats:
Labour - 23, 450
Sinn Fein - 28, 000
Plaid Cymru - 48, 500
LibDem -49, 000
Conservative - 56, 773
SNP -83, 000
Green - 482, 250
Reform - 1, 017, 000

[rmgxzur]

Congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer, His acceptance speech was inspirational. I just loved the part in which he thanked the 20% of votes that voted for a labour government and stated he will treat the 80% that didn't want a labour government by abstaining or voting for other parties with the exact same contempt. Wonderful democracy that's only available in Great Britain.

[fishfun]

How his victory unfolded… nobody turned up and we got left with this

[fredforsythe]

This will be Blair's fourth term in office.

[REVOisMYname]

Now time for labour to do such a poor job that a 3rd party can come in and actually change something

[lonedoyle]

Labour won because people didn't want the Tories not because they want Labour - and certainly not Starmer

[alasdairfinlayson]

That smile will vanish very quickly from his face once he realises that all the failings of the country that he's been abusing the tories for are now his responsibility, and the eyes of the UK will be on him.
I'd estimate six to twelve months before it all turns to carp, and all election inducements like unrestricted imigration, calling men women, ignoring antisemitism etc, will not help him one bit.
What was a failing of the tories will be a much bigger problem for him

[howardstephens]

Labours vote didn't move. The Tories collapsed, with Lib Dems and Reform picking up.

[rogbow]

You wait...the next budget will start like this...we didn't think the economy was so bad therefore we have to put up taxes etc etc etc...mark my words

[hzm]

Britain has elected a WEF 🤡. This is not a😢 change or a win . It will be a case of jumping from the frying pan to the fire .

[susanrita]

Labour got 9 million votes tories 7 million reform 4 million, U.K. is following Europe going right…….

[jasonladd]

Two thirds of the country don't support him. What is he going to do to alter that? Give the Rwanda scheme a go would be my suggestion as Farage has 4m voters who want action.

[commonwunder]

Forty million adults in the UK. Nine million voted Labour,
and it's a landslide win of unprecedented, near biblical proportions?

A) Labour voting turnout yesterday : nine million people.
B) Jeremy Corbyn turnout 2017 : twelve million, eight hundred thousand.

[Knighted]

It’s hard to imagine the Uk becoming even more lawless and even more dangerous. But we all will see it over the next year.

[labouraredangerous]

Any patriots who voted for this man, a man who took his poppy off so as not to offend the ones im not allowed to mention on here should be ashamed of themselves

[mattwalshe.-_-]

funny thing is Farage was never an mp before this and the fact that he got 4 million votes really says how fed up we are

[mutsnuts]

Glad that Liz Truss and that creep Jacob Rees-Mogg have gone.

[AngelFireGBR]

😂😂😂vote Conservative you get Labour vote Labour you get far left anti English anti western values. Still voting reform.