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Labour has been virtually silent on Britain’s neglected seaside towns – it’s time for a national strategy

A steady stream of day-trippers leave the railway station and head down to the seafront. Some shoppers and dawdlers detour through the picturesque cobbled streets of The Lanes. Others walk past the extraordinary Royal Pavilion, with its ornate domes and minarets, before reaching Brighton’s beach.

The Conversation

The Greens, expelling activists for uniting to oust Jeremy Hunt? So much for progressive politics

Local members collaborated to support a Lib Dem candidate. Green HQ’s response is a sad turn away from hope, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass

The Guardian - UK

Lord Heseltine has Tory whip restored after backing Lib Dems over Brexit in 2019

He was suspended in May 2019 after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats at the European elections

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OPINION - The spy who bored me: All the people I knew who became spies are dull — thank goodness

As a childhood reader of spy novels, I acquired high expectations of the secret world. British spies would be flamboyant and exceptional Bond-types. But looking around the post-university scene, I realise that all the people I knew who became spies are dull. There was the humdrum civil service fast streamer…

Evening Standard

OPINION - I sobbed into a glass of wine while my phone melted down: what it was like to lose in the Tory wipeout

“Don’t let them see you cry,” is the kind advice from my Labour opponent. We’re standing in a small huddle; gathered around the Returning Officer as she briefs us on the votes counted in my former constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. The worst has happened; I’ve lost my…

Evening Standard

Labour put ‘safe’ seats at risk to target marginals. It paid off – but there’s a cost

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

The Guardian - UK

What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years

The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election

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Voter turnout at general election was lowest since 2001 – politics live as it happened

Keir Starmer ‘restless for change’ as he vows to take action on prisons on first full day as PM

The Guardian - AU

Keir Starmer prepares to hold first Cabinet meeting after vowing to rebuild Britain in landslide victory

The new PM is set to meet with the first Labour cabinet in 14 years on Saturday

Evening Standard

Labour bounceback, Tory collapse: five key takeaways from the general election

Lib Dem strategy was vindicated, Greens and Reform had their best night, while Labour’s victory had its flaws

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage, Greens and 72 Liberal Democrats: inside Britain’s new multi-party parliament

Aside from Labour’s landslide victory, the other big story of the 2024 election is the fragmentation of the British parliament and the rise of smaller parties at the expense of the Conservatives.

The Conversation

‘We’re not all Labour but everyone was jubilant’: UK voters on the election result

People in England, Scotland and Wales give their verdicts on the transformation of the UK’s political landscape

The Guardian - UK

What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years

The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer names top cabinet posts after Labour's sweeping election victory

Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister after an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday, a few hours after the Labour party's landslide victory in the UK general election. Starmer later unveiled his new cabinet, which included Britain's first female finance minister.

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Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide

Conservative collapse ensures Labour is victorious – but the party’s overall vote share has stayed relatively static. These charts explain how the election was won and lost

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Labour Projected To Win 410 Seats In Major Exit Poll

Labour party projected to win big, Conservatives facing setback, and Liberal Democrats making a notable return in the upcoming election.

The Guardian - UK

Tactical voting can see off the Tories – that’s the message behind my paddleboarding and bungee jumping

My stunts have been great fun, but the stakes couldn’t be higher in this election. A handful of votes could make all the difference, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey

Evening Standard

Ed Davey: My final appeal to Londoners to vote Lib Dem

Years of Conservative chaos have left families with soaring mortgages and rents, parents struggling with childcare costs, and our NHS on its knees, writes Sir Ed Davey

Evening Standard

Starmer and Sunak gear up for final day of campaign as Boris makes surprise appearance at Tory rally

Party leaders will make a last push for votes after Boris enters campaign to warn of ‘Starmergeddon’

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