Highlights: Rishi Sunak Says "Sorry" To Public As He Leaves Office
UK Election 2024 LIVE Updates: The UK's Labour Party swept to power after winning the country's general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons.
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his centre left Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government by trouncing Rishi Sunak's party.
Rishi Sunak conceded defeat after multiple cabinet members lost their seats and the scale of the Tory defeat became clear.
In his farewell speech, he apologised to the public before leaving Downing Street to tender his resignation as prime minister to King Charles III: "I am sorry".
Britain's tax burden is set to hit its highest since just after World War Two, net debt is almost equivalent to annual economic output, living standards have fallen, and public services are creaking, especially the much cherished National Health Service which has been dogged by strikes.
