Election special: Labour landslide
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
A clear landslide. But underneath, the tectonic plates of British politics are shifting; Labour was punished in a string of seats for its stance on Gaza, while Reform saw MPs elected for the first time, turning a Tory defeat into a catastrophe.
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- Peter Kellner, Political Journalist and Pollster.
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