Key events1m agoStarmer: country needs ‘a bigger reset’ and his government will be ‘unburdened by doctrine’4m agoStarmer says ‘we will govern country first, party second’7m agoKeir Starmer gives first national address as prime minister21m agoBuckingham Palace statement confirms Keir Starmer has been appointed prime minister30m agoKeir Starmer formally appointed as prime minister by King Charles51m agoKeir Starmer has arrived at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles1h agoBuckingham Palace confirms King Charles has accepted resignation of Rishi Sunak2h agoSwinney: SNP need to take time to consider and reflect on election result2h agoSunak wishes Starmer well as PM, saying he is ‘decent public spirited man’2h agoRishi Sunak announces intention to resign as Conservative leader but stay on until successor appointed2h agoRishi Sunak apologises to nation2h agoRishi Sunak to give final address to nation as prime minister after crushing general election defeat3h agoEd Davey: Lib Dems to campaign for ’emergency budget for health and care’4h agoZelenskiy congratulates Starmer on win and thanks Sunak for support4h agoLabour: Starmer is expected to appoint whole Cabinet today5h agoSunak to make statement at 10.30am, Starmer to address nation at about 12.20pm5h agoLiz Truss blames Tory defeat on not doing enough ‘to take on the legacy we’d been left’ 14 years ago5h agoLabour win historic landslide election as Liz Truss and many cabinet ministers lose seats in Tory wipeout5h agoLabour loses three seats to independent candidates in constituencies where Gaza has been major issue6h agoFormer PM Liz Truss loses her South West Norfolk seat to Labour by 630 votes6h agoShabana Mahmood, shadow justice secretary, wins Birmingham Ladywood6h agoJames Cleverly retains seat, criticises those who present ‘simple and thin solutions to challenging and complex problems’7h agoSiân Berry wins Brighton Pavilion for Greens7h agoTransport secretary Mark Harper loses Forest of Dean to Labour7h agoScottish Tory leader Douglas Ross loses to SNP7h agoLib Dems win Henley and Thame7h agoFormer international trade secretary Liam Fox loses Somerset North to Labour7h agoScottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat to SNP7h agoConservatives lose all their MPs in Wales7h agoSNP leader John Swinney: I’m deeply sorry7h agoDUP’s Ian Paisley on track to lose North Antrim7h agoPlaid Cymru celebrates its ‘best ever’ result in general election8h agoStarmer vows to ‘renew the ideas that hold this country together’8h agoLib Dems takes Surrey Heath, Michael Gove’s former seat8h agoKeir Starmer: We did it!8h agoFormer business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg defeated by Labour8h ago’Change begins now’: Starmer speaks as Labour declared winner8h agoEight cabinet ministers lose their seats8h agoKemi Badenoch holds her seat8h agoElection – latest state of play8h agoSNP lose fourth of six seats in Glasgow to Labour8h agoSunak concedes Labour has won, and says he has congratulated Keir Starmer8h agoJeremy Hunt holds on to seat9h agoSunak arrives at count for his seat of Richmond and Northallerton9h agoLeader of Commons Penny Mordaunt defeated in Portsmouth North9h agoFareham and Waterlooville results: Suella Braverman holds on to her seat9h agoThérèse Coffey loses Suffolk Coastal seat9h agoGreen Party wins first seat of night9h agoSuella Braverman wins her seat9h agoRichard Tice takes Reform UK’s fourth win of night in Boston and Skegness9h agoBBC says its revised forecast suggests Starmer on course for majority of 160, with Labour on 405 seats and Tories on 1549h agoGreen party co-leader Carla Denyer takes Labour’s Bristol Central seat from Thangam Debbonaire9h agoEducation secretary Gillian Keegan beaten by Lib Dems9h agoMichael Fabricant loses Lichfield seat to Labour9h agoFarage claims Reform UK on course to be credible opposition to Labour in a rise that will ‘stun all of you’9h agoReform claims third seat – Great Yarmouth9h agoAnas Sarwar: I am confident we will have a majority9h agoNigel Farage elected MP for Clacton with majority of 8,4059h agoJonathan Ashworth first shadow cabinet minister to lose seat9h agoJeremy Corbyn easily beats Labour to be re-elected MP for Islington North as independent9h agoIain Duncan Smith holds seat after leftwing independent Faiza Shaheen splits Labour vote9h agoShapps: voters dismayed by endless soap opera of Tories10h agoJustice secretary Alex Chalk beaten by Lib Dems10h agoDefence secretary Grant Shapps beaten by Labour in Welwyn Hatfield10h agoStarmer says ‘people have spoken, they’re ready for change, it’s now time for us to deliver’10h agoNigel Farage arrives in Clacton and says Reform UK will now target Labour10h agoFirst Scottish result: Labour wins Kilmarnock and Loudoun10h agoLib Dem leader Ed Davey holds seat in Kingston and Surbiton.10h agoGalloway loses to Labour’s Paul Waugh in Rochdale by 1,440 votes – results in full10h agoLabour holds Widnes and Halewood10h agoLabour holds Battersea10h agoLabour gains Blackpool South from Conservatives10h agoFirst results from Wales: Labour takes two seats from Conservatives10h agoLabour win Swindon North10h agoLee Anderson re-elected as Reform UK MP for Ashfield11h agoLabour retains Barnsley, defying exit poll11h agoLabour holds Barnsley North11h agoLabour win Knowsley and Telford11h agoLib Dems claim they have won Chichester, beating education secretary Gillian Keegan11h agoLib Dems win first seat from Conservatives11h agoTurnout on course to be one of lowest in postwar history, says John Curtice13h agoLabour wins Swindon South taking seat from former justice secretary Robert Buckland13h agoJacob Rees-Mogg suggests Tory defeat partly explained by decision to ditch Boris Johnson as leader13h agoSecond result – Labour holds Blyth and Ashington13h agoFull results for Houghton and Sunderland South14h agoFirst result of the night – Labour wins Houghton and Sunderland South14h agoJeremy Hunt to become first chancellor to lose seat, exit poll suggests14h agoWelsh secretary says he has lost his seat14h agoSome candidates suffered ‘unacceptable abuse and intimidation’ during campaign, says Electoral Commission14h ago’This is a massacre’: former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson on exit poll projection14h ago’Politically seismic’ – Reform UK welcomes exit poll suggesting it will win 13 seats15h agoReform to win 13 seats, exit poll suggests15h agoHow reliable are exit polls?15h agoLabour heading for majority of 170, exit poll suggests15h agoExit poll suggests Labour has won 410 seats, and the Tories 13115h agoOliver Dowden among five Tories getting knighthoods and damehoods in dissolution honours15h agoFull list of people getting peerages in dissolution honours list15h agoTheresa May and Graham Brady given peerages in surprise dissolution honours list16h agoElection results night: opening summaryStarmer: country needs ‘a bigger reset’ and his government will be ‘unburdened by doctrine’The new prime minister says “it is surely clear to everyone that our country needs a bigger reset. A rediscovery of who we are.”He says “one of the great strengths of this nation has always been our ability to navigate a way to calmer waters. And yet this depends upon politicians, particularly those who stand for stability and moderation as I do, recognising when we must change course.”Starmer says “for too long now we turned a blind eye as millions slid into greater insecurity.”He says his government will fight every day to make people believe in them.He says “from now on you have a government unburdened by doctrine, guided only by the determination to serve your interest.”ShareStarmer says ‘we will govern country first, party second’Starmer says “whether you voted Labour or not, in fact, especially if you did not I say to you directly. My government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good. We will show that. We’ve changed the Labour party, returned it to service, and that is how we will govern. Country first, party second”.ShareUpdated at 07.47 EDTStarmer says lack of trust in British politics can only be healed by action not words but “we can make a start today with the simple of knowledge that public service is a privilege, and that your government should treat every single person in this country, with respect”.ShareUpdated at 07.46 EDTKeir Starmer has opened by paying tribute to Rishi Sunak, saying the “extra effort” he faced as “the first British Asian prime minister”. Starmer says “we also recognise the dedication and hard work he brought to his leadership”.ShareUpdated at 07.46 EDTKeir Starmer gives first national address as prime ministerKeir Starmer has arrived at Downing Street after being appointed prime minister by the king, and is giving his first national address.He has opened by saying he has accepted the invitation from the king to form the government of “this great nation”.ShareThe UK’s new prime minister Keir Starmer is greeting supporters, having arrived at Downing Street. He will shortly be giving his first national address, having been formally appointed to the role by King Charles at Buckingham Palace.ShareKeir Starmer is the seventh Labour prime minister, and won yesterday’s election with the party returning 412 MPs after having lost the four previous general elections.ShareBuckingham Palace statement confirms Keir Starmer has been appointed prime ministerBuckingham Palace has confirmed Keir Starmer is the new prime minister with the following statement:
The king received in audience the right honourable Sir Keir Starmer MP today and requested him to form a new administration. Sir Keir accepted his majesty’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as prime minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
SharePrime minister Keir Starmer has left Buckingham Palace to head to Downing Street.ShareVery shortly the new prime minister Keir Starmer will emerge from Buckingham Palace, where he has been accompanied by his wife. He will then make the short journey to Downing Street where he will make a national address. Party workers and activists have lined the street there carrying flags.All of the existing outgoing Conservative ministers of state have to return their seals of office to the king during the afternoon so they can be issued to Starmer’s cabinet, which we are expecting to be appointed before the end of the day.Starmer and his wife arriving at Buckingham Palace earlier. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAShareKeir Starmer formally appointed as prime minister by King CharlesKeir Starmer has been formally appointed as prime minister by King Charles at Buckingham Palace after a landslide victory in yesterday’s general election.King Charles III welcomes Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAShareWhile we are waiting for Keir Starmer to emerge from Buckingham Palace, here is Labour leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, posing with Labour’s Scottish MPs. There are now 37 of them after last night’s election.ShareThis is the scene in Downing Street awaiting Keir Starmer, who is at this moment in Buckingham Palace meeting King Charles.Labour staff in Downing Street waving Welsh and Scottish flags among all the Union Jacks.Keir Starmer is the first PM since Tony Blair to win in England, Scotland and Wales.The sun appears to be breaking through the rain clouds… pic.twitter.com/oazAqohHDz— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) July 5, 2024

ShareEarlier today France’s president Emmanuel Macron, no doubt somewhat preoccupied with his country’s own ongoing election, posted a message to social media to congratulate Keir Starmer. It implied the pair had spokenMacron said:
Congratulations Keir Starmer on your victory. Pleased with our first discussion. We will continue the work begun with the UK for our bilateral cooperation, for peace and security in Europe, for the climate and for AI.
Congratulations Sir @Keir_Starmer on your victory. Pleased with our first discussion.We will continue the work begun with the UK for our bilateral cooperation, for peace and security in Europe, for the climate and for AI.— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 5, 2024

With it likely that in parliament Nigel Farage and his Reform MPs will have a focus on applying pressure on people arriving in the UK via channel crossings, Starmer will be keen to foster a co-operative relationship with Macron.ShareAs a reminder, in the UK government, not only the prime minister, but all ministers have to be approved by the king before they can be appointed.Share