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Liz Truss stormed off stage after coming second to Labour by 630 votes in the seat she’s held since 2010.
The former PM’s loss brought election night to a dramatic end, after she turned up late to the stage and received a slow hand clap as she took her place beside the other candidates.
Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister after Rishi Sunak conceded defeat in a night of crushing defeat in the General Election results.
The Labour leader is now set to enter Downing Street with one of the biggest Commons majorities in history.
The Tories have lost a record 11 Cabinet ministers, beating the previous record of seven Cabinet ministerial defeats in 1997 in what is being described as a bloodbath.
Donald Trump congratulates Nigel Farage on winning seat
Craig MunroFormer – and possibly future – US president Donald Trump has written a special message to his friend Nigel Farage.
Using his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote: ‘Congratulations to Nigel Farage on his big WIN of a Parliament Seat Amid Reform UK Election Success.
‘Nigel is a man who truly loves his Country!’
Farage easily won Clacton from the Conservatives with more than 21,000 votes and a vote share of 46.2%.
Jess Phillips says election was worst she has ever taken part in after being re-elected
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Jess Phillips hit out at hecklers and criticised the ‘worst election I’ve ever been a part of’ in angry scenes following her re-election as the MP for Birmingham Yardley by less than 1,000 votes.
Phillips, who resigned from Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet to rebel on a ceasefire in Gaza, faced a strong challenge from Jody McIntyre, representative of the Workers Party of Britain, led by George Galloway.
The former shadow minister for Domestic Violence was drowned out by chants of ‘Jody’ and ‘Free Palestine’ during her victory speech, but told her hecklers ‘I understand that a strong woman standing up to you is met with such strong reticence’ before asking them to be removed.
Phillips closed her speech by saying ‘I love that my seat is a marginal seat – I think marginal seats make better members of parliament. And that is exactly what I have always been and always will be.’
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Former PM Liz Truss narrowly loses seat
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Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has lost her seat in parliament by 630 votes.
It’s an appropriately massive shock to finish off a historically hectic and surprising election night.
Truss lost out in her South West Norfolk seat to the Labour candidate Terry Jermy.
She then stormed off stage without giving a speech. The ex-foreign secretary also turned up late to the results announcement, and was slow-clapped onto the stage when she took her place beside the other candidates.
Another one bites the dust
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It’s getting a bit daft now. Transport Secretary Mark Harper has become the latest cabinet minister to lose their seat at the election.
This one was particularly close, though. Harper got 16,095 votes in the Forest of Dean, and Matt Bishop of Labour got 16,373.
What will make it sting a little more is the result for Reform.
The right-wing party’s candidate Stanley Goodin achieved 8,194 votes – more than enough to sway the seat for the Tories if he hadn’t stood.
Attorney General loses her seat
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Victoria Prentis has lost her seat in Banbury, once again to a Labour candidate – namely, Sean Woodcock.
Prentis is the Attorney General, so that means yet another big cabinet minister has fallen.
Once again, it’s a record number of cabinet ministers who have lost their seats at this election. They’ve included Grant Shapps, Penny Mordaunt and Alex Chalk.
Who are we still waiting for?
Craig MunroThere are still around 60 seats left to call this evening – if you’ve been looking at our page of maps, you’ll notice there are big gaps in Scotland, the midlands and the south-west.
Among the seats we’re still waiting for are South West Norfolk, where former PM Liz Truss is looking to be re-elected. There’s a chance she could provide the final big shock of the night by getting booted out of parliament.
Although the picture is now clear, it could take another hour or two before we’ve got every constituency nailed down.
Tories lose all seats in Wales
Craig MunroWe’ve got our last result in Wales, which also happened to the constituency held by Welsh Secretary David TC Davies.
Well, it’s another cabinet scalp taken by the party that will form the next government.
There are now 10 members of the cabinet who have been voted out, a new record.
And that result also means the Conservatives have been completely wiped out in Wales.
Wes Streeting squeaks through by 500 votes
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Wes Streeting came very, very close to losing his Ilford North seat earlier this morning.
He took the win with 15,647 votes – and the second-placed candidate, Leanne Mohamad, got 15,119.
As we’ve seen often tonight, she was vocally pro-Gaza and therefore needled Labour on one of the party’s trickiest issues.
Jacob Rees-Mogg is voted out of his Somerset seat
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Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg is out of parliament. He’s been beaten by the Labour candidate in his North East Somerset and Hanham.
Dan Norris, the Labour candidate in question, also happens to be the Mayor of the West of England.
Labour passes 326 seats needed to form a government
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And it’s official – Labour have passed the 326 seats needed to form the next government.
Sir Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister. Rachel Reeves will be the first woman to become chancellor.
A new party is in power for the first time in 14 years.
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Rishi Sunak concedes defeat as he retains seat
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Rishi Sunak has conceded the election and apologised to candidates after winning his seat in North Yorkshire.
He also confirmed he will be standing down as leader later this afternoon.]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt also won his seat, after reports he may have become the first chancellor to ever lose in a general election.
Margaret Thatcher’s former seat flips to Labour
Craig MunroFinchley and Golders Green, the new iteration of a seat once held by Margaret Thatcher, has flipped to Labour.
Since 2010, it was held by Mike Freer of the Conservatives, but he stood down ahead of this election.
To be fair, it had also been represented by Labour before that since 1997.
But now it’s Sarah Sackman who’ll represent it in parliament.
Johnny Mercer defeated by Labour
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Johnny Mercer, the veterans minister, has been defeated in Plymouth Moor View by his Labour rival.
Mercer had spent much of the campaign casting doubt on the military career of the Labour candidate Fred Thomas.
The number of cabinet members who have lost their seats tonight – seven – is now equal to 1997.
Penny Mordaunt loses seat
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Perhaps the biggest news of the night so far – former Defence Secretary and current Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has lost her seat to Labour.
She was widely seen as one of the top candidates to replace Rishi Sunak when he resigns a little later (see 12.41am).
But now she faces looking for a new career. Incidentally, another top contender – Kemi Badenoch – won her seat a little earlier, but there might be some controversy over postal votes in her seat.
Green Party takes Bristol Central from Labour
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Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has been elected in Bristol Central with a very healthy majority of 10,400.
She’s unseated Thangam Debbonaire, who served as the shadow culture secretary.
Denyer becomes the second-ever Green Party MP – and she hopes she won’t be the only one returned tonight.
Richard Tice becomes fourth Reform candidate to be elected
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Richard Tice, who led Reform UK until Nigel Farage’s comeback last month, has been elected in Boston and Skegness.
He’s the fourth MP for the party to be elected tonight, after Rupert Lowe in Great Yarmouth, Lee Anderson in Ashfield and, of course, Farage in Clacton.
How are you getting on?
Craig MunroA quick check-up at 3.45am. Are we all staying awake? What’s your strategy?
I’ve stunned myself by not having a single cup of coffee or energy drink yet. Just a flask of cold water and regular sweets.
In the office, we’ve been handing out doughnuts, pizza and crisps.
I shouldn’t be able to do this, my body shouldn’t allow it. But something happens on election nights.
Let me know what you’re up to in the comments.
Labour shadow cabinet member Jonathan Ashworth loses seat to independent
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Labour’s shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth has lost his seat to an independent in a close race.
Pro-Gaza candidate Shockat Adam has won Leicester South over Ashworth, who was one of Labour’s most regular media performers over the campaign.
Jeremy Corbyn posts statement on Twitter
Craig MunroJeremy Corbyn has said his re-election is ‘a warning to the incoming government that dissent cannot be crushed without consequences’.
In a post on Twitter, he wrote: ‘Tonight, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we organise.
‘The energy we have unleashed will not go to waste.
‘We are a movement made up of all ages, backgrounds and faiths. A movement which can win with and for people all over the country.’
Tonight, we made history.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) July 5, 2024
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