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the new statesman The New Statesman. The UK has just voted in its seventh Labour Prime Minister, Kieostama.

As the results from yesterday's general election trickled in overnight,

it became clear that this was not so much a story of Labour victory

as it was of Tory defeat. The last 14 years of Conservative

rule has dismantled both the country and much of the party's once loyal supporters.

The work of change begins immediately, said Kiestarmid this afternoon.

Upon arrival at Downing Street straight after accepting the King's invitation to form a new government.

I'm Hannah Barnes and this is the New Statesman Podcast on an historic day for the Labour Party, an historic day for British politics, and

an historic day for the country. It's the first day of a new labor majority government. Joining me in the studio today are associate political editor Rachel

Kunleff and political correspondent Freddie Hayward. We haven't had much sleep

between us. It's been an extraordinary evening and early morning, but with all but two of the results declared,

Labour have a majority of around 170 with 412 MPs return to Parliament.

I'll take you through the rest of the numbers.

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