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July 05, 2024
Beyond Starmer's wildest dreams: Labour landslide with majority of more than 170
The King arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly before 10.30am as Rishi Sunak was due to head there to resign as PM after his decision to call an early summer election backfired so spectacularly.
![Beyond Starmer's wildest dreams: Labour landslide with majority of more than 170](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/3lrIzezBi1720208658941/BEYOND-STARMERS-WILDEST-DREAMS-LABOUR-LANDSLIDE-WITH-MAJORITY-OF-MORE-THAN-170.jpg)
5 mins
Top Labour pair lose seats in Gaza backlash
LABOUR might have won a landslide victory, but there were huge upsets for some candidates who faced pro-Palestine independents.
![Top Labour pair lose seats in Gaza backlash](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/doM8w61Ub1720208885274/TOP-LABOUR-PAIR-LOSE-SEATS-IN-GAZA-BACKLASH.jpg)
2 mins
Truss is biggest casualty in brutal Tory bloodbath
Ex-PM, Shapps and Mordaunt among big beasts ousted-but Hunt survives
![Truss is biggest casualty in brutal Tory bloodbath](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/5QGgFCzGX1720208952753/TRUSS-IS-BIGGEST-CASUALTY-IN-BRUTAL-TORY-BLOODBATH.jpg)
5 mins
Blues banished to outer edges as London turns red
INNER-CITY STRONGHOLDS FALL TO LABOUR
![Blues banished to outer edges as London turns red](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/1FW4eUnH01720209171687/BLUES-BANISHED-TO-OUTER-EDGES-AS-LONDON-TURNS-RED.jpg)
3 mins
Well done, Keir.For now we're with you but beware the goodwill won't last for ever
THE first thing we need to do is congratulate Keir Starmer for his momentous win. It was large, it was collective, and — in the end — it was probably what we all needed.
![Well done, Keir.For now we're with you but beware the goodwill won't last for ever](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/NwCbB6m3L1720209333925/WELL-DONE-KEIRFOR-NOW-WERE-WITH-YOU-BUT-BEWARE-THE-GOODWILL-WONT-LAST-FOR-EVER.jpg)
4 mins
Lib Dems oust three ministers in record-breaking night for Davey
SIR Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats toppled three Cabinet ministers as they won a record number of more than 70 seats.
![Lib Dems oust three ministers in record-breaking night for Davey](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/3CvRqIisY1720209560315/LIB-DEMS-OUST-THREE-MINISTERS-IN-RECORDBREAKING-NIGHT-FOR-DAVEY.jpg)
2 mins
Don't like the result? Maybe Kane and co can take your mind off
ENGLAND fans are today voting with their wallets and splashing out on food and booze — and in some cases airline tickets — to back the team in its quarter-final tie with Switzerland.
![Don't like the result? Maybe Kane and co can take your mind off](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/QkSikR40v1720209682361/DONT-LIKE-THE-RESULT-MAYBE-KANE-AND-CO-CAN-TAKE-YOUR-MIND-OFF.jpg)
1 min
Now we're coming for Labour, says MP Farage after his party wins four seats
NIGEL FARAGE took aim at the Tories, claiming they had left a “void” in British politics after he won in Clacton.
![Now we're coming for Labour, says MP Farage after his party wins four seats](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/UOJLwNRkY1720209757016/NOW-WERE-COMING-FOR-LABOUR-SAYS-MP-FARAGE-AFTER-HIS-PARTY-WINS-FOUR-SEATS.jpg)
3 mins
Best night for Greens as four MPs (and both leaders) voted in
THE Green Party achieved the best result in its history, with four MPs being elected — including its two co-leaders.
![Best night for Greens as four MPs (and both leaders) voted in](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/mmzx-SzZe1720209851063/BEST-NIGHT-FOR-GREENS-AS-FOUR-MPS-AND-BOTH-LEADERS-VOTED-IN.jpg)
1 min
'Absolutely gubbed': SNP wipeout in Scotland paves Keir's victory path to No 10
A MASSIVE swing from the Scottish National Party to Labour paved Sir Keir Starmer’s victory path to Downing Street.
!['Absolutely gubbed': SNP wipeout in Scotland paves Keir's victory path to No 10](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/o43FKVUIm1720209997590/ABSOLUTELY-GUBBED-SNP-WIPEOUT-IN-SCOTLAND-PAVES-KEIRS-VICTORY-PATH-TO-NO-10.jpg)
1 min
Tories wrecked by first-past-the-post
The voting system that had served them so well has now turned round to bite them
![Tories wrecked by first-past-the-post](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/uxzfAvcC21720209930038/TORIES-WRECKED-BY-FIRSTPASTTHEPOST.jpg)
2 mins
These are the four essential takeaways for Sir Keir Starmer
PICTURE Sir Keir Starmer in his Downing Street study this evening.
![These are the four essential takeaways for Sir Keir Starmer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/K9U5eeK1t1720210045734/THESE-ARE-THE-FOUR-ESSENTIAL-TAKEAWAYS-FOR-SIR-KEIR-STARMER.jpg)
3 mins
The Tory survivors of their electoral Somme are ready to battle for the leadership
BY THE time Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the “sunlight of hope” in the early hours, it was more a matter for the Conservatives of who was left standing under the rubble of a Labour landslide than salvaging dignity.
![The Tory survivors of their electoral Somme are ready to battle for the leadership](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/UhN56wCMJ1720210191491/THE-TORY-SURVIVORS-OF-THEIR-ELECTORAL-SOMME-ARE-READY-TO-BATTLE-FOR-THE-LEADERSHIP.jpg)
3 mins
This was a brutal revenge shellacking for the many sins of the Conservatives
NO, IT really isn’t like 1997. Not even close. The morning after that landslide, I met a pillar of the Tory party in the office.
![This was a brutal revenge shellacking for the many sins of the Conservatives](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/o6k59rWKs1720210326970/THIS-WAS-A-BRUTAL-REVENGE-SHELLACKING-FOR-THE-MANY-SINS-OF-THE-CONSERVATIVES.jpg)
3 mins
London property market 'needs political stability'
PROPERTY experts today forecast a “Starmer stability rally” for house prices as Labour swept to power with a majority large enough for at least five years in government.
![London property market 'needs political stability'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/-1asrZ8M-1720210417673/LONDON-PROPERTY-MARKET-NEEDS-POLITICAL-STABILITY.jpg)
1 min
Ronaldo's star status may prove Portugal's undoing
EVEN with Kylian Mbappe in town, Cristiano Ronaldo is the name on everyone’s lips ahead of tonight’s quarter-final showdown.
![Ronaldo's star status may prove Portugal's undoing](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/RIa1EwcXJ1720210481033/RONALDOS-STAR-STATUS-MAY-PROVE-PORTUGALS-UNDOING.jpg)
2 mins
Battle of the boy wonders to decide blockbuster clash
THE SPAIN team that has taken Euro 2024 by storm is unrecognisable from the one which won three straight tournaments between 2008 and 2012.
![Battle of the boy wonders to decide blockbuster clash](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/spCtcaYSB1720210579079/BATTLE-OF-THE-BOY-WONDERS-TO-DECIDE-BLOCKBUSTER-CLASH.jpg)
1 min
After saying goodbye, it's hello again from Andy
Murray back at SW19 today following tearful send-off ahead of Raducanu link-up
![After saying goodbye, it's hello again from Andy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/0sfG6V8qB1720210663103/AFTER-SAYING-GOODBYE-ITS-HELLO-AGAIN-FROM-ANDY.jpg)
2 mins
Silverstone stages the latest test of friendship for Lando and Max as Brit eyes glory
NOT since the highly contentious Abu Dhabi Grand Prix battle royal between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2021 Formula One season has the sport had a proper rivalry.
![Silverstone stages the latest test of friendship for Lando and Max as Brit eyes glory](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/NXndvl9R81720210755581/SILVERSTONE-STAGES-THE-LATEST-TEST-OF-FRIENDSHIP-FOR-LANDO-AND-MAX-AS-BRIT-EYES-GLORY.jpg)
2 mins
'EZRI'S A WINNER...HE WON'T BE FAZED'
DEFENDER'S FORMER COACHES AT CHARLTON BACK HIM TO ANSWER CALL
!['EZRI'S A WINNER...HE WON'T BE FAZED'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1756026/JfrVg1IlI1720210817133/EZRIS-A-WINNERHE-WONT-BE-FAZED.jpg)
2 mins
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