Sir Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, will be Britain's next prime minister.
Labour won 410 seats, 84 seats more than the 326 seats required to form a government.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party could only win 119 seats.
IMAGE: Keir Starmer speaks at a reception to celebrate Labour's win at the Tate Modern in London, July 5, 2024. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Rishi Sunak with wife Akshata Murty. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Keir Starmer is a lawyer by training and not seen as a charismatic personality. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Rishi Sunak retained his Richmond and Northallerton seat though the Tories suffered a drubbing at the polls. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Keir Starmer kisses wife Victoria at the Tate Modern reception. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Rishi Sunak speaks after he was elected in Northallerton. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Keir and Victoria Starmer at the Tate Modern reception to celebrate Labour's victory. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Rishi Sunak seems downcast by the Conservatives' debacle. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Keir and Victoria Starmer greet supporters at the Tate Modern reception. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Rishi Sunak arrives for the declaration of results for Richmond and Northallerton in Northallerton, north England. Photograph: Darren Staples/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, left, cheers for Keir Starmer at the Tate Modern reception. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
IMAGE: Independent candidate Niko Omilana holds an 'L behind Rishi Sunak as the outgoing prime minister speaks after winning his Richmond and Northallerton seat. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Pool/Reuters
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