Sunak to Quit as Conservative Leader Following Labour Landslide

Published on July 5, 2024

Rishi Sunak announced he will step down as party leader as he apologised for steering the Conservatives to their worst-ever election result as a Labour landslide swept Sir Keir Starmer into No. 10 Downing Street. The former prime minister, who won his seat but lost 250 colleagues overnight, confirmed he will quit as Tory leader once the process of choosing his successor is underway, potentially triggering another round of Conservative infighting as the party’s remaining MPs scramble to replace him. Sir Keir today became the country’s seventh Labour prime minister—and only the fifth to win a general election—after a disastrous night for the Tories which saw former prime minister Liz Truss and a dozen serving Cabinet members lose their seats....

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