âChange beginsâ as Labour PM will âfight until you believe againâ
Saturdayâs front pages lead on Labourâs landslide victory as Sir Keir Starmer promises to build a âgovernment of serviceâ after becoming the UKâs first Labour prime minister since 2010. The Guardian offers a special souvenir issue to mark the 2024 general election, as it quotes the new PMâs address to the nation: âWe will fight everyday until you believe again.â
The Daily Express urges its readers to âbe gracious in defeatâ as it notes Sir Keirâs âhistoric victoryâ. It goes on to picture outgoing Conservative Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and his wife Akshata Murty, as the paper says Mr Sunak showed âgenerosity of spirit and true graciousnessâ in one of his last acts as PM.
The Times also reports on Labourâs electoral performance, with the new government gaining a parliamentary majority of 174 seats â the largest since Tony Blairâs landslide in 1997. The paper goes on to direct readers to a 24-page election results special.
The front page of the Daily Mirror, which supported Sir Keirâs campaign, says a lot with few words. âNow we begin,â is its headline, as the paper pictures the new prime minister and his wife smiling and waving outside the door to No 10.
âNow he has to deliverâ leads the Daily Mail. The newspaper says Sir Keir secured a âloveless landslide on just 34% of the voteâ. Sir Keirâs share of votes increased by less than two percentage points since the 2019 election, but his party gathered 63% of seats in Parliament. Conservatives trailed behind obtaining 24% of votes, while Reform UK, Liberal Democrats and Green parties won 14%, 12% and 7% of votes respectively.
In its weekend edition the Financial Times reports that big-name exits after the general election have thinned the field of eligible replacements for Mr Sunak as Tory leader, with Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among those to lose their seats. But in its lead is a buoyant Sir Keir, who has pledged to prioritise the UKâs economic growth.
The i newspaper leads with a snippet from Sir Keirâs speech outside No 10, as he addressed the nation saying âpolitics can be a force for goodâ. It lays out Sir Keirâs Cabinet appointments, while picturing the Conservative partyâs âcasualty listâ, as âbig beastsâ like Jacob Rees-Mogg and Liz Truss lost their seats.
The Daily Star pictures King Charlesâs encounter with Sir Keir as the King formally invited him to form the next government. But the paperâs main focus is the England versus Switzerland Euro 2024 match later on Saturday.
The Daily Telegraph leads on incoming Health Secretary Wes Streetingâs remarks on the state of the health service his government is inheriting. âThe NHS is broken,â it quotes him as saying. In its report the paper says Sir Keir has âkilled off the Rwanda deportation planâ, which is in line with the new prime ministerâs stance throughout his electoral campaign.
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