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Downing Street
Keir Starmer to visit Northern Ireland as he holds first cabinet meeting as UK prime minister
Neighbours
What will a Keir Starmer premiership mean for Ireland?
Starmer has made campaign promises in some policy areas that would affect Anglo-Irish relations.
Friday
5 Jul 2024
Chin Wag
Harris and Starmer agree 'closer relationship' between Dublin and London 'needed' in first call
The newly-appointed Prime Minister invited the Taoiseach to visit him on 17 July.
Iron Losses
Scottish National Party upended and independence movement at an end following Labour sweep
Morgan McSweeney
‘Strong Irish influence’: The Cork man behind Keir Starmer’s landslide Labour victory
uk election
As it happened: Keir Starmer pledges to lead 'government of service' after landslide Labour win
We charted the historic election day as it happened.
First 100 Days
What will the first 100 days in power look like for Keir Starmer and the Labour party?
UK elections 2024
Ian Paisley Jr has lost seat as MP for North Antrim in shock defeat to Reform-backed TUV
Get the popcorn
Well, that was dramatic. Here's what to know about what happened in the UK election
Spoiler: there were more shades of grey than perhaps were expected.
live by the sword
Bloodbath: Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt among top Tories booted out by UK voters
Split right wing vote
After seven failed attempts, Nigel Farage is elected as an MP as Reform gain foothold
North Down
Defeated UUP candidate says people in NI 'don't understand' his comments about owning Rolls-Royce
Thursday
4 Jul 2024
change at the top
UK exit poll: Labour set for huge majority as Tories suffer defeat of historic proportions
Tonight’s exit poll was released seconds after the polls closed at 10 pm.
Keir Starmer's Labour could govern with 410 seats, a majority of 170.
The Conservatives could lose as many as 241 seats, putting some of the party’s biggest names at risk.
The Nigel Farage-led Reform party could pick up 13 seats, with the Green Party winning two.
The exit poll does not contain details of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats in Westminster.
Palestine
Israel approves new illegal settlements in largest West Bank land grab in decades - watchdog
Gavin Plumb
Man found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder British TV presenter Holly Willoughby
Lebanon-Israel border
Hezbollah fires 200 rockets from Lebanon into Israel after killing of its senior commander
The Papers
‘Farewell to those wazzocks’: UK papers make final pitch to voters as public head to the polls
Across the water
Voting has started in today's UK general election - here's what to watch out for
An electoral drubbing could be on the cards for the Tories.
Wednesday
3 Jul 2024
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