Keir Starmer Elected Prime Minister of UK

by upmindon 7/5/24, 7:02 AMwith 24 comments
by bjourneon 7/5/24, 10:27 AM

Labour won 33.7% of the popular vote and 63.5% of parliamentary seats. The British political system is just as broken as the US one. In 2019 Labour won 32.6% of the popular vote so they have actually not grown that much. It is the Tories that has shrunk due to competition from other right-wing populist parties.

by mmaniacon 7/5/24, 9:54 AM

It's funny to observe that this election is somehow a crushing defeat for the incumbent Tory party and also means absolutely nothing for political change. Since ousting Corbyn, Labour have become hard to differentiate from the Conservatives.

My hope for lasting consequences out of this election is that the Conservatives will continue to shrink into irrelevance.