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How Labour beat the Conservatives in Britain after 14 years, by the numbers
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Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after his party won a landslide victory in a national election. He now has "an overwhelming majority" to pursue Labour's agenda, explains Danica Kirka of The Associated Press, to tackle "failing public services, high taxes and a cost of living crisis that is squeezing household budgets."
LONDON (AP) — Great Britain's Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election for control of the nation's government. With most votes counted, here's a breakdown of the numbers: 412 seats Labour has won 412 seats — a 63% majority — of the 650 seats in the lower house of Parliament. One seat remains undeclared.