Starmer and his party, Labour are cruising to a landslide victory and are projected to win 410 seats out of the 650 seats in the House of Commons
By Kehinde Okeowo
United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer is on the verge of becoming the new Prime Minister following his party’s landslide victory in the general election.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Starmer would likely replace Rishi Sunak as the Prime Minister after election results showed his party was in a comfortable lead.
According to exit polls on Thursday night, Britain’s main opposition, Labour Party looks set for a landslide election win.
Labour Party was, however, declared the official winner of the poll after reaching the required 326 parliamentary seats on Friday.
The victory for the major opposition party marked an end to the 14 years rule of right-wing Conservative party.
Addressing a cheering crowd in Central London after his victory, Starmer said: “We did it, change begins now. It feels good, I have to be honest.”
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Meanwhile, while reacting to his defeat, the outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said he takes responsibility for the loss of the Conservative Party.
Sunak said: “Britain has delivered a sobering verdict. On this difficult night, I’d like to express my gratitude to the people of Richmond and Northallerton constituency for your continued support.
“The Labour Party has won this general election and I’ve called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.
“Today, power 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 British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight, there is much to learn… and I take responsibility for the loss.”
After polling stations closed at 10pm on Thursday, the survey for UK broadcasters suggested Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons.
The Tories (Conservatives) were projected to win only 131, while Liberal Democrats and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK were tipped to secure 61 and 13 seats respectively.
