Labour win general election
The Labour Party has won the general election with a landslide, taking 412 seats and gaining a majority of 174.
It is the worst Conservative result in terms of seats in history, with the party managing to hold onto only 121. The Liberal Democrats have their highest count since 1923, gaining 64 seats for a total of 72.
The SNP have nine seats, Reform UK gained five, Plaid Cymru have four, and the Green Party have gained three to hold four.
Let’s see how the headlines responded to the results.
Unless linked, headlines are front pages from 06/07/2024
The Express pays tribute to Keir Starmer’s historic victory. Our new PM is undoubtedly decent and sincere. We will hold his power to account but…
Let us be gracious in defeat
Daily Express
On the steps of No 10, Starmer vows to rebuild Britain with the NHS ‘back on its feet’, ‘wealth created in every community’, secure borders and safer streets. But after winning a Loveless Landslide on just 34pc of the vote…
NOW HE HAS TO DELIVER
Daily Mail
Health Secretary Streeting: NHS is broken
The Telegraph
‘The work of change begins today’
Financial Times
NOW WE BEGIN
New Prime Minister pledges to rebuild Britain… brick by brick
Daily Mirror
‘The work change begins’
The Times
‘We will fight every day until you believe again’
The Guardian
