The center-Left Labour Party appears to have secured a decisive victory in the U.K. general election, marking a significant shift in the country’s political dynamics.
According to exit polls published by major local media organizations, including the BBC, ITV and Sky News after voting on Thursday was completed, Labour may have secured a 170-seat majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, the U.K.’s lower chamber of parliament.
That means that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next Prime Minister and that he would have a substantial working majority in parliament.
At 2.30am British Summer time on Friday, some four and a half hours after voting ended, the forecasts point to Labour controlling 410 seats in the Commons. The exit polls show the ruling Conservative Party being reduced to 131 seats and give the third placed Liberal Democrats 61…
