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Labour wins majority in UK General Elections as Tories lose two-thirds of seats (www.theguardian.com)

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The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour, and the Liberal Democrats have gained over sixty seats.

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[–] regul@lemm.ee 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it was just that simple. He wasn't being smeared as an anti-semite constantly by both the right wing of his own party and the British media. None of that ever happened.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All those people have probably been branded as anti-Semites now, too. Love and learn though.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Iirc there were some purge in Labour, but nothing major since succdems are by nature opportunist bags and most quickly fell in line.