A landslide victory for Britain’s center-left Labour Party is a seismic moment in the country’s politics, returning to power a party that just five years ago suffered its most crushing defeat since the 1930s.
Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, becomes prime minister with a majority of about 170 seats, almost as large as the majority Tony Blair achieved in 1997.
A new populist, anti-immigration party, Reform, burst onto the scene, winning a significant vote share though only a handful of seats.
Labour is backA party that was crushed in the 2019 general election is not just back in power but is also now the dominant force in British politics.
Mr. Starmer has purged the hard left from his party and shifted Labour to the center ground, and he ran the election campaign on a simple message: “Change.”
Persons:
Keir Starmer, Tony Blair, Starmer
Organizations:
Labour Party, Labour, Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats