He United Kingdom This Thursday, the city experienced a historic day with the celebration of some new legislative electionswhere according to the first exit polls the Labour Party achieved a victory that will put an end to 14 years of conservative governments.
In this way, the Labour Party Keir Starmer would have obtained 410 of the 650 seats of the House of Commons, with a comfortable lead over the Prime Minister’s Conservatives Rishi Sunakpunished by voters, who would get 131its worst election result since the beginning of the 20th century.
Another victory – albeit to a lesser extent – went to the far-right party led by Nigel Farage and promoter of Brexit, Reform UKwho would enter Parliament with more strength than expected, with 13 seats, falling behind the Liberal Democratic Party (centre)which would get 61, according to estimates.
In addition, the Scottish separatists, who came third in the 2019 elections, would suffer a severe setback with ten seats won in the 57 constituencies in which they were running.
Although the official results will be known in the early hours of the morning in Britain, estimates leave no doubt that a new chapter has opened in the political history of the United Kingdom, with Labour’s Keir Starmer, 61, as the next prime minister.
The reaction of Keir Stramer, the possible new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“To everyone who campaigned for the Labour Party during this election, to everyone who voted for us and who have put their trust in our new Labour Party, thank you.”wrote Keir Starmer on social network X after the announcement of these projections.
If the estimates are met, Starmer would not reach the record number of Labour MPs, obtained by Tony Blair in 1997when it put an end to 18 years of conservative governments.
The Labour leader promised in his manifesto a cautious management of the economy, within a plan of long-term growth that includes strengthening criticised public services, in particular the maligned health system: “The important thing is to grow the economy and create wealth”he said during the week.
Tim Bale, professor of political science at Queen Mary University of London, noted that the results of these estimates are “a disaster for the Conservative Party,” although he said it was “not as catastrophic as some had predicted.”
Sunak is leaving office less than two years after being appointed Prime Minister, in October 2022, following a disastrous economic term of just 49 days by Liz Truss, who had replaced Boris Johnson, embroiled in the scandal of parties at his official residence during Covid.
Starmer’s remarks on Sunak’s strategies
“There will be no increase in income tax, social security or VAT”he responded shortly before the election day, insisting in his campaign that he would only raise rates for certain taxpayers, including private schools or companies in the hydrocarbon sector, but not for workers.
Starmer has already announced that he will abandon the conservative project of chartering planes to Rwanda with illegal immigrants to to combat the mass arrival of people crossing the English Channel, which separates England and France.
The Labour leader is committed to fighting the mafias that support this influx of illegal immigrants.
Source: Ambito
