Starming victory: Labour sweeps to power
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Britain has elected a Labour government for the first time in 14 years. The party inherits a spattered legacy and a country that is often seen as a laughing stock internationally. We consider Sir Keir Starmer’s long to-do list: growing the economy, mending Britain’s reputation…and moving house within 24 hours.
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host Rosie Blore. |
| 0:15.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. I'm at the red lion of Pab in Westminster, |
| 0:24.0 | packed full of Politico's, we're sort of |
| 0:36.3 | diagonally opposite Downing Street and there are loads of people here milling |
| 0:40.6 | around, lots of alcohol being consumed and everyone is here just for |
| 0:45.3 | one reason really which is that very shortly they are announcing the exit polls |
| 0:50.0 | for the general election and we are waiting to see who's up and who's down. |
| 0:57.0 | Six, nine, two, six, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. |
| 1:08.0 | Yeah! |
| 1:09.0 | Yeah! Wow, it's going to be an absolutely fascinating night. The exit polls are predicting a massive landslide for labor. |
| 1:24.2 | 410 seats is the projection that's 200 plus up from last time. |
| 1:29.6 | Absolute collapse for the Tories down to 131 seats. Great night for the Lib Dems and |
| 1:36.1 | the Reform Party are predicted to get 13 which is a surprisingly good showing |
| 1:41.6 | for a party that has almost nothing at the moment. |
| 1:45.0 | This is going to be a really, really interesting night. In the end Britain's general election was not just interesting but momentous. |
| 2:00.0 | The Labour Party ended 14 years of Conservative rule. |
| 2:03.7 | Seat after seat fell for the Tories, including big names, |
| 2:07.4 | former Cabinet Minister Jacob Reismog, |
| 2:09.7 | Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, and Penny Mordentent tipped as a future Tory leader. |
| 2:15.0 | To those disappointed at the result tonight, let me cheer you up. |
| 2:20.5 | Democracy is never wrong. |
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