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Today in Focus

Labour’s landslide victory

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Labour have won a resounding victory making Keir Starmer prime minister with a thumping majority. Helen Pidd tells the story of the night with the help of Guardian reporters from around the country. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:10.0

Today, a stunning labour victory as the Conservatives fall apart, the kind of business you're in.

0:26.0

B.T.'s got your back. We're talking small business, big business, new business, old business, top secret business.

0:34.5

Well that's your business.

0:35.8

But yes, global business, serious business, family business.

0:40.5

What about show business?

0:42.2

Yes, all the business is.

0:44.0

So whatever your business, let us take care of business

0:47.0

with our secure and reliable connectivity.

0:49.0

BT's got your back.

0:51.0

Search BT's got your back.m. and the sun is rising on a new government in the UK.

1:07.0

You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it has arrived. Change begins now.

1:15.0

And it has arrived. Change begins now.

1:17.0

And it feels good, I have to be honest.

1:27.0

Four and a half years of work changing the party.

1:32.0

This is what it is for. A changed Labour Party.

1:37.0

Ready to serve our country, ready to restore Britain to the service of working people.

1:44.0

Kairstama is prime minister with a thumping majority, the first Labour government for 14 years.

1:55.0

The Conservative Party has disintegrated, losing seats all over the country,

2:00.0

with much of Rishi Sunak's cabinet now out of their jobs and out of Parliament.

2:07.0

The Labour Party has won this general election and I have called

2:15.3

Sir Kiered Stama to congratulate him on his victory. Today power will change hands

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