UK Election highlights: Keir Starmer appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Suella Braverman, the former British Indian Conservative Party leader, apologised to the public on Friday for the party's performance over the past 14 years after securing a seat in the 2024 General Election.

Official results indicated that the Labour Party has won enough seats to achieve a majority in the UK Parliament and will form the next government. The Labour Party is projected to have a majority of approximately 160 seats in the House of Commons.

Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader has lost the general election. Ross has been beatedn by the SNP’s Seamus Logan in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.

UK equity-index futures climbed and the pound held recent gains after the Labour Party won a majority of seats in Parliament, giving it a clear mandate to deliver on its pledge for greater economic stability.

Contracts on the FTSE 100 Index advanced 0.2%, while the pound was little changed around $1.277. Labour passed 326 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, securing its long-predicted landslide election victory. Rishi Sunak conceded defeat and Keir Starmer is now set to become prime minister. (Bloomberg)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British leader Rishi Sunak conceded defeat Friday to Keir Starmer's main opposition Labour party in the UK general election, saying, "I take responsibility for the loss", reported news agency AFP.

"Today, power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner with goodwill on all sides," said Sunak, as his Conservative party appeared heading for historic defeat to Labour.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: The Labour Party, Britain's main Opposition party, will likely score a landslide victory in the country's general election, exit polls predicted on Thursday. Keir Starmer, the Labour Party's leader, is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as the prime minister of Britain. Dig Deeper

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: "To the hundreds of Conservative candidates, thousands of volunteers and millions of voters: Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your support, and thank you for your vote," posted UK PM Rishi Sunak on X.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the UK parliamentary elections. Shortly before he conceded defeat, Ryanair shared a post trolling the British-Indian politician that has gone viral on social media. Dig Deeper

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer, Labour leader and poised to be the first Labour prime minister in 14 years, emphasised that his government will prioritsze “country first, party second.”

He underscored the weight of the mandate, stating, “A mandate like this comes with great responsibility,” and outlined his government’s focus on “national renewal.”

“We must restore politics to its role as public service,” he affirmed.

With over half of the 650 seats counted, Labour appears poised to secure one of its largest majorities ever in the House of Commons.

Later Friday, Starmer is expected to visit King Charles III to seek permission to form a new government.

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer, British Labour leader, declared on Friday in a speech following his party's victory in the national election, marking the end of 14 years of Conservative government, "Change starts now."

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Sunak acknowledged his defeat and said he had phoned Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.

“Today, power will transition peacefully and orderly, with goodwill from all parties,” he remarked after reclaiming his seat.

“There is a lot to understand and contemplate, and I accept responsibility for the defeat of many dedicated Conservative candidates... I apologise,” he added.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Keir Starmer's Labour Party secured victory in the 2024 general election by surpassing the 326-seat majority required to form the government.

“We did it! You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it has arrived. Change begins now. And it feels good, I have to be honest. 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,” Starmer was quoted as saying.

"A mandate like this comes with great responsibility," Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn rally in London, moments after the results that sealed its landslide win were announced.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the British election result as "sobering," acknowledging the Labour Party's victory.

Sunak, re-elected in North Yorkshire, addressed his supporters, stating, "The Labour party has won this general election."

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: UK current Prime Minister and Conservative Party candidate secured a victory in Richmond and Northallerton.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: The Liberal Democrats won Bath seat, according to the latest results from PA, as reported by The Guardian.

Wera Hobhouse secured 41.31% of the vote, with voter turnout notably high at 69.10% for this election.

In yet another major loss for the Conservative Party, veteran leader Johnny Mercer lost his Plymouth Moor View seat to Labour Party's Fred Thomas.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived at the counting centre of the Richmond and Northallerton seat for the counting of votes. Opinion polls predicted that Sunak might lose the seat by a close margin.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to a report from The Guardian, the Green Party has secured its first victory as co-leader Carly Denyer claimed the seat of Bristol Central, delivering a significant upset to Labour.

Denyer garnered 24,539 votes in the newly configured constituency, decisively surpassing Labour's candidate and shadow frontbencher Thangam Debbonaire, who received 14,132 votes.

Debbonaire, who had previously represented the precursor constituency of Bristol West since 2015, was anticipated to secure a cabinet position in Keir Starmer's administration as culture secretary had she been successful.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Jeremy Corbyn, who led the Labour Party in the 2017 and 2019 general elections, has retained his seat in north London, this time running as an independent candidate, Associated Press reported.

Corbyn, previously suspended from Labour due to a dispute over antisemitism, chose to contest the Islington North constituency he has served since 1983 as an independent.

He secured victory with a margin of nearly 7,000 votes over his Labour rival. In the previous election, Corbyn had won the seat with a much larger margin of over 26,000 votes.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Gillian Keegan, Britain's Education Secretary, has been defeated by a candidate from the Liberal Democrats in Chichester, according to The Guardian report.

The Liberal Democrats secured victory with a lead of 12,172 votes.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Nigel Farage, leader of the hard-right Reform UK party, has secured a seat in Parliament.

- Farage emerged victorious in the election for Clacton-on-Sea, finally becoming a lawmaker on his eighth attempt following seven previous unsuccessful tries.

- Early results indicate that the anti-immigration Reform party, successor to the Brexit Party, has attracted support from both Conservative and Labour voters.

- Farage commented, stating the party “is going to come second in hundreds of constituencies.” The exact number of seats Reform will secure remains unclear.

- He noted a significant void in British right-wing politics, which he aims to address: “My plan is to build a mass national movement over the course of the next few years.”

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Labour leader Keir Starmer said that "voters have expressed their readiness for change" as an exit poll indicates a significant victory for his party.

Starmer made these comments after securing his seat in north London, albeit with a notably reduced majority. Addressing his supporters, he emphasized the importance of restoring politics to a focus on "public service" and stressed the urgency for "change."

He expressed gratitude to voters for choosing him to represent "my home, where my kids have grown up, where my wife was born."

"It all begins with you. Change starts right here in this community," he stated. "You have cast your vote; now it's our turn to deliver."

(With AP inputs)

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Reform UK, a newly established anti-immigration party, has secured its inaugural seat in the general election, Associated Press reported.

Lee Anderson, formerly the Conservative deputy chairman who switched allegiance to Reform several months ago, successfully retained his seat in Ashfield, central England, capturing 43% of the vote.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British Defence Minister Grant Shapps lost his seat in Thursday's parliamentary election, marking the highest-ranking Conservative cabinet member to be defeated in what appears to be a decisive victory for the Labour Party, Reuters reported.

Shapps, who had represented the Welwyn Hatfield constituency in southern England for nearly twenty years, was ousted by Labour's Andrew Lewin. Lewin secured 19,877 votes, surpassing Shapps' 16,078.

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to The Guardian, Bishop Auckland, once part of the "red wall" demolished in 2019, has now been regained by Labour.

Sam Rushworth of the Labour Party secured victory with 17,036 votes (42.14%), defeating Jane MacBean of the Conservative Party, who garnered 10,364 votes (25.64%).

UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Some of the latest Labour gains those were announced in the last few minutes, according to The Guardian,

Labour gains Thurrock.

Labour gains Scunthorpe.

Labour gains Broxtowe.

Labour gains Rushcliffe.

Labour gains Wrexham.

Labour gains Tipton & Wednesbury.

Labour gains Bishop Auckland.

Labour gains Dunbartonshire West from the Scottish National Party.

Labour gains Barrow & Furness.