You voted for it and now it has arrived.
Now, Britain's labor Party won by a landslide in
the country's parliamentary elections early on Friday, booting out
the conservative led government after 14 years in power.
Incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke of new beginnings in
his victory speech. We said we would end and
we will, we said we would turn the page
and we have today. We start the next chapter
. Begin the work of change, the mission of
National Renewal and start to rebuild our country. Labor
voters cheered as the party was projected to capture nearly
two thirds of the 650 seats in parliament. But
Starmer comes to power, facing sluggish economy, creaking
public services and falling living standards. All of that
played a part in the Conservatives demise with voters punishing
them for a cost of living crisis. As well
as years of instability and infighting that saw five different
Prime Ministers in office since the Brexit vote of 2016
. The Conservatives were forecast to win just about 130
seats. The worst election performance in the party's history
. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Soak conceded conservative defeat Friday
morning though he managed to keep his own seat in
parliament today will change hands in a peaceful and orderly
manner with goodwill on all sides. That is something
that should give us all confidence in our country's stability
and future. The Conservatives also took a hit from
the rise of the right wing populist reform, UK
party reform leader and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage finally won
a seat in parliament after seven failed attempts over the
years, his party captured four seats in total and
in parts of the country, they won more votes
than the conservative. The surge in support for a
populist alternative echoed similar results in Europe recently. But
unlike France, where the far right national rally party
made historic gains in last Sunday's first round elections.
Overall, the British public has thrown their weight behind
a center left party to bring about change.