Theodore R. Malloch
Saturday, July 6, 2024
The Conservative Party in the UK has suffered a disastrous election result, unlike any in its very long history.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak left No.10 and resigned in defeat, A new Labour government has been ushered in with a huge majority. Many well-known Conservative dignitaries and cabinet members embarrassingly lost their own constituencies, including former Prime Minister’s, Deputy Leaders, and Party Heads.
In the UK, a political party needs 326 seats to win, a milestone Labour now commands with a majority of more than 170 forming the next parliament. This scale of victory is similar to that exhibited by Tony Blair back in 1997. The low turnout of 59% is in part to blame but the causes go much deeper.
Because of its strange electoral system, Britain can see large discrepancies between the share of seats won by a party…
