Labour's victory is the first general election win for the party since 2010.
Giving his victory speech at the Tate Modern in London, Starmer said, ‘Change begins now.’
He said that ‘people would be waking up ‘relieved that a weight has been lifted, a burden finally removed’ and that the ‘sunlight of hope’ was shining once again.’
He promised to return politics to ‘public service’. Labour would govern as a changed Labour Party, he said.
With all but two seats declared at 10.30am, Labour has won 412 seats, gaining 214 seats. Labour will have a majority of 174 seats.
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