Grant Shapps
Sunak apologises for Tory electoral disaster and confirms plan to quit as leader
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will be the UK’s new prime minister.
Starmer sweeps to power as Truss is biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said ‘a weight has been lifted’ off the British people as he prepared to formally become prime minister.
Grant Shapps: Ex-defence secretary with rock star relative loses seat
Mr Shapps had been politically ambitious from a young age and rose high in the Tory ranks.
How the General Election campaign unfolded
It is six weeks since Rishi Sunak announced he was calling the election.
Sunak still ‘fighting hard’ as ally Stride says ‘highly likely’ Labour will win
Sir Keir Starmer said Tory talk of a substantial Labour win was an attempt at ‘voter suppression’.
Sunak ally Stride: Labour on course for ‘extraordinary landslide’
Rishi Sunak’s loyal lieutenant Mel Stride appeared resigned to a heavy Tory defeat but warned voters not to give Labour ‘untrammelled’ power.
Starmer hits out at ‘ridiculous’ Tory criticism over Friday night schedule
Sir Keir Starmer said ‘of course’ he would work on Friday nights if necessary, despite wanting to spend them with his family.
Tories facing worst result ever as Labour eye post-war record majority – poll
An Ipsos poll forecast numerous Cabinet members losing their seats and the Conservatives slumping to just 115 MPs.
Farage’s Reform UK consults lawyers over candidate vetting firm
Reform leader Nigel Farage and chairman Richard Tice hit out at the company they hired to scrutinise the party’s would-be MPs.
Farage claims Reform UK has been ‘stitched up’ over candidate vetting
Nigel Farage said Reform had paid ‘a large sum of money’ to a firm to scrutinise its candidates but has been let down.