my my government will fight every day until you believe again. from now on, you have a government unburdened by doctrine, it guided only by the determination to serve your interest, to defy quietly those who have written our country off. we did it! cheering

the british people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight. # ,, ., ., we sobering verdict tonight. i #_ we can sobering verdict tonight. - #_ we can now sobering verdict tonight. # ,, . ., we can now sa with # sweet caroline we can now say with certainty that — # sweet caroline we can now say with certainty that labour _ # sweet caroline we can now say with certainty that labour have _ # sweet caroline we can now say with certainty that labour have won - # sweet caroline we can now say with certainty that labour have won the - certainty that labour have won the 2024 general election. cheering believe me, folks, this isjust the first step of something that is going to stun all of you.

welcome to this election special news at one. in the past half an hour, sir keir starmer has addressed the nation for the first time as prime minister. i have just returned from buckingham palace, where i accepted an invitation from his majesty the king to form the next government of this great nation. cheering in a landslide victory, labour will return to power with a huge parliamentary majority. for the conservatives it was a night of pain — with an historic number of seats lost. rishi sunak says he will step down as leader of the party. i have given this job my all that you had sent a clear signal — that the government of the united kingdom must change and yours is the only judgment that matters.

a great night for the liberal democrats — they become the third largest party. at the eighth time of asking, nigel farage is elected as an mp as reform receive more than 4—million votes. the greens celebrate as the party wins a record four seats. the snp suffer their worst result since 2010 — leaderjohn swinney describes it as very, very difficult and damaging. in wales, the conservatives are wiped out — with labour and plaid cymru making gains. and in northern ireland — the biggest party will be sinn fein, who now have seven mps. but significant losses for the democratic unionist party. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne.

live from westminster, on an historic day. labour has won an historic victory in the general election — confining the conservatives to their worst ever defeat. with two out of the 650 results still to come labour has taken 412 seats — to just 121 for the conservatives. the liberal democrats will have 71 mps in the next parliament, with the snp falling to nine. reform, the greens and plaid cymru will have four mps each, and sinn fein will be the biggest party from northern ireland, with seven. within the last half an hour, sir keir starmner has arrived in downing street as the country's new prime minister. let's cross to our political editor, chris mason, who's there. a real moment of history, chris? yes, an extraordinary few hours and

a privilege to witness what has happened here in downing street this morning. the departure of rishi sunak, the choreography of that trip to buckingham palace, shortly followed by the arrival of sir keir starmer and then in the last half an hour or so, starmer and then in the last half an hour orso, sir keir starmer and then in the last half an hour or so, sir keir starmer and starmer and then in the last half an hour orso, sir keir starmerand his wife, victoria, arriving here. keir starmer arriving here for the first time as prime minister. plenty of labour activists invited to the street here, waving union flags and welsh flags, trying to project an image for a government for the whole of the uk. it is worth emphasising how rare moments like this are. i wasjust doing the how rare moments like this are. i was just doing the sums in my head as we were listening and watching the montage a couple of minutes ago. it is only four times in the last 45 years that we have seen the transparency of power from labour to the conservatives or vice versa.

i979, i997, the conservatives or vice versa. 1979, 1997, 2010 and now 2024. here is the prime minister, keir starmer, speaking here in the last half an hour. you have given us a clear mandate and we _ you have given us a clear mandate and we will — you have given us a clear mandate and we will use it to deliver change. _ and we will use it to deliver change, to restore service and respect — change, to restore service and respect to— change, to restore service and respect to politics, end the era of noisy— respect to politics, end the era of noisy performance, tread more tightly— noisy performance, tread more tightly on — noisy performance, tread more lightly on your lives and unite our country — lightly on your lives and unite our country. four nations standing together— country. four nations standing together again, facing down, as we have so_ together again, facing down, as we have so often in our past, the challenges of an insecure world, committed to a calm and patient rebuilding. a striking emphasis there from the prime minister, as we will learn to call him, about trying to reset the tone of how politics is conducted.

contrasting what he hopes to bring to government, let's see, with what has gone before, particularly in the last couple of years, with the chaos and turmoil that has been with all the turnover of prime ministers and turnover of senior cabinet ministers as well. so what are morning, after what a night. time to catch up and take stock, i think. here is helen catt. labour supporters jumping for joy this morning, labour supporters jumping forjoy this morning, quite literally. in less than five years, sir keir starmer has taken his party from serious defeat to a landslide victory. g serious defeat to a landslide victo . �* , ., , ., victory. a burden finally removed from the shoulders _ victory. a burden finally removed from the shoulders of— victory. a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this - victory. a burden finally removed from the shoulders of this great l from the shoulders of this great nation, and now, we can look forward again. walk into the morning, the sunlight of hope, hale at first, but getting stronger through the dale, shining once again on a country with

the opportunity, after 14 years, to get its future back. the opportunity, after14 years, to get its future back.— the opportunity, after 14 years, to get its future back. cheering and applause after weeks of caution, the labour leaderfinally after weeks of caution, the labour leader finally let himself show his delights. and no wonder, seat after seat fell to labour. with more than 400 going red. they did lose a handful of seats, the former leaderjeremy corbyn beat his old party and islington north. the shadow minister jonathan ashworth on the left ear was among those who lost independents who supported the palestinian cause. but in the main, labour steam—rolled their way through, at the expense of the conservatives. they claimed the seats of big tory names, like the commons leader penny mordaunt. the former business secretary jacob rees—mogg, the defence secretary grant shapps and even, just sidling interview here, a former prime minister, liz truss. i interview here, a former prime minister, liz truss.— minister, liz truss. i hereby declare rishi _ minister, liz truss. i hereby declare rishi sunak -

minister, liz truss. i hereby declare rishi sunak is - minister, liz truss. i hereby declare rishi sunak is duly i minister, liz truss. i hereby - declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor— declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor won _ declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor won his— declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor won his seat - declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor won his seat but- declare rishi sunak is duly elected. her successor won his seat but hisl her successor won his seat but his face said it all. for the tories, it had not rained, it poured. 250 losses. rishi sunak with his wife akshata murthy walk to downing street for the first time as prime minister this morning to apologise. to the country, i would like to say first and foremost, i am sorry. i have given thisjob first and foremost, i am sorry. i have given this job my all, but you have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the united kingdom must change and yours is the only judgment that matters. i have heard your anger, your disappointment, and i take responsibility for this loss. to all the conservative candidates and campaigners who worked tirelessly but without success, i am sorry that we could not deliver what your efforts deserved. a big cause of trouble for the tories was reform uk. it won four

seats, but because the conservatives many more. seats, but because the conservatives many more-— seats, but because the conservatives many more-_ its _ seats, but because the conservatives many more._ its leader - many more. 21,000... its leader niel many more. 21,000... its leader nigel farage _ many more. 21,000... its leader nigel farage was _ many more. 21,000... its leader nigel farage was elected - many more. 21,000... its leader nigel farage was elected as - many more. 21,000... its leader nigel farage was elected as an l many more. 21,000... its leader. nigel farage was elected as an mp many more. 21,000... its leader- nigel farage was elected as an mp on his eighth attempt, in clacton. believe me, folks, this isjust the first step of something that is going to stun all of you. # sweet caroline... the liberal democrat leader ended the night with the same exuberance with which he campaigned. a staggering comeback took them from 11 seats in 2019 to more than 70 this time, making them once again the third party in westminster. it’s once again the third party in westminster.— once again the third party in westminster. 3 , ., . westminster. it's been fantastic, it's been a _ westminster. it's been fantastic, it's been a record-breaking - westminster. it's been fantastic, | it's been a record-breaking night. it's been a record—breaking night. this is an historic step forward for the liberal democrats. we will now be the largest third—party facing labour for over 100 years. i be the largest third—party facing labourfor over 100 years. i think our positive campaign resonated with people, physically putting help and care right at the centre.— care right at the centre. cheering the greens — care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit _ care right at the centre. cheering

the greens hit an _ care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic- care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic high - care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic high as. the greens hit an historic high as well, quadrupling their seat from one in brighton pavilion, to four, including bristol central, won by their co—leader. a result that seemed to be almost overwhelming. bristol, you made history today. cheering together, together we did it, we elected our city's first green mp. also coming out of this election with more seats, again, four them, plaid cymru in wales. plaid with more seats, again, four them, plaid cymru in wales.— with more seats, again, four them, plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the -a plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the party that _ plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the party that has — plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the party that has a _ plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the party that has a positive - plaid cymru in wales. plaid cymru is the party that has a positive vision i the party that has a positive vision for wales— the party that has a positive vision for wales that you don't get from other— for wales that you don't get from other parties. a for wales that you don't get from other parties-_ other parties. a shop in northern ireland as other parties. a shop in northern ireland asjim _ other parties. a shop in northern ireland as jim allister _ other parties. a shop in northern ireland as jim allister of - other parties. a shop in northern ireland as jim allister of the - ireland as jim allister of the traditional unionists defeated paisleyjunior and traditional unionists defeated paisley junior and sinn traditional unionists defeated paisleyjunior and sinn fein now have the most mps here. in scotland, the snp were the big losers. they saw their sleek tally slashed from more than 40 to just nine. it

saw their sleek tally slashed from more than 40 to just nine. more than 40 to 'ust nine. it goes without saying _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last night - more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last night was | without saying that last night was an incredibly tough night for their scottish national party and i am very sorry to be losing so many able members of parliament and candidates who were unsuccessful. it has members of parliament and candidates who were unsuccessful.— who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the - who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the man - who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the man who has changed the labour party and has promised the country he will do the same. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. so that is the big picture, let's get some details. what does the result tell us about the enthusiasm for this new labour government? and what about the smaller parties. how did they fare? let's cross to our colleague christian fraserfor a breakdown of some of those results. thank you very much. two seats left to declare, that is what our final forecast looks like. a great night forecast looks like. a great night for the new prime minister, that is comparable to tony blair and the line side in 1997. the disaster without precedent, you can go all the way back to 1832 and you will not find a result as bad as that.

1923 the last time the liberal democrats did as well as this. better than nick clegg and paddy ashdown. the snp swept away by the keir starmer change agenda. and how do you getjust four seats keir starmer change agenda. and how do you get just four seats for four million votes and yet 71 seats for 3.5 million? i will show you. there is a word of warning for the two parties that did well overnight. labour, you can seejust parties that did well overnight. labour, you can see just up 1% parties that did well overnight. labour, you can seejust up 1% in terms of vote share. that is less then 2017 whenjeremy corbyn was defeated by the conservatives and it is certainly worse than the landslide in 1997. and a similar tale of caution for the liberal democrats, flatlining at 13%. so how did they do so well? the simple answer is they concentrated their vote in those seats where it counted. so where the conservatives were up against labour, labour is up 6%. the liberal democrat vote is squeezed. there is your evidence of

tactical voting. conversely, squeezed. there is your evidence of tacticalvoting. conversely, in those seats where liberal democrats were best placed to defeat conservatives, they are up seven, labour are down one and there you see the reform chunk. it is more about conservative candidates in evolution. here are two really good examples of where you see that. in chichester where the liberal democrats are always competitive, you can see liberal democrats up 29%. labourvote you can see liberal democrats up 29%. labour vote is squeezed. there is the reform vote for absolutely no benefit. gillian keegan the education secretary booted out in chichester. in hitchin, a similar story. this is where labour are competitive, up 17%. liberal democrat down 14. again, reform have quite a big vote but they muffle army losing because a big chunk coming out of the conservative vote. where did reform do well? in those

seats where there was a chunky leave vote back at the referendum. so clacton for nigel farage. they have got in ashfield, lee anderson. in boston and skegness, the deputy leader and in great yarmouth, rupert lowe, former chair of southampton football club, pushing the conservatives into third place. and thatis conservatives into third place. and that is almost a straight swap from reform from the conservatives to reform from the conservatives to reform on a swing of 38%. one other thought to leave you with. there is the 1% increase in labour�*s vote share across the country but look at theirs. in those communities where there is a sizeable muslim minority, labour down 19%. the independents up 19%. where independents were campaigning on gaza and the middle east, they did very well and that is why labour lost four seats to independent candidates up and down the country. christian fraser, thank

you. rishi sunak retained his seat in north yorkshire, but conceded victory to labour soon afterwards. he said the public had delivered a sobering verdict and he took responsibility for what has turned into the conservative party's worst ever defeat. he announced he will be standing down as party leader once arrangements for choosing a successor are in place. here's our political correspondent, jess parker. grant shapps, the conservative party candidate, 16,078. fine grant shapps, the conservative party candidate, 16,078.— candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory bi beast candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell- _ candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell. it _ candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell. it is _ candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell. it is not _ candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell. it is not so _ candidate, 16,078. one by one, tory big beast spell. it is not so much - big beast spell. it is not so much that the labour _ big beast spell. it is not so much that the labour party _ big beast spell. it is not so much that the labour party won - big beast spell. it is not so much that the labour party won the . that the labour party won the selection but rather that the conservatives lost it. cabinet ministers. — conservatives lost it. cabinet ministers, likely _ conservatives lost it. cabinet ministers, likely leadership l ministers, likely leadership hopefuls, former brexit poster boys... i hopefuls, former brexit poster bo s... . . hopefuls, former brexit poster bos... . ., ,, boys... i congratulate sir keir starmer on — boys... i congratulate sir keir starmer on leading _ boys... i congratulate sir keir starmer on leading his - boys... i congratulate sir keirl starmer on leading his party... boys... i congratulate sir keir - starmer on leading his party... and even a starmer on leading his party. .. and even a former— starmer on leading his party... and even a former prime minister.

starmer on leading his party... and | even a former prime minister. have ou even a former prime minister. have you destroyed _ even a former prime minister. have you destroyed the _ even a former prime minister. have you destroyed the conservative party? — you destroyed the conservative pa ? , ,, .,~ you destroyed the conservative pa ? , ,, ., ., party? rishi sunak seen heading into conservative — party? rishi sunak seen heading into conservative party _ party? rishi sunak seen heading into conservative party headquarters - party? rishi sunak seen heading intoj conservative party headquarters kept his seat but lost 250 colleagues. the rain is coming down outside conservative campaign headquarters this morning, reminiscent of the day rishi sunak announced this general election in downing street. the result has been a disaster for him and now, a new battle begins. the heart of the conservative party. the binmen also came to visit but who will now clear up this political mess? no one has declared that contenders for the leadership might include characters like kenny badenoch, suella braverman or priti patel. perhaps james cleverley, tom to contact, jeremy hunt, seen departing number 11 downing street with his family. no longer to be the

chancellor of the exchequer, he only clung on as an mp. fine chancellor of the exchequer, he only clung on as an mp.— clung on as an mp. one of the tensions will— clung on as an mp. one of the tensions will be _ clung on as an mp. one of the tensions will be compared - clung on as an mp. one of the tensions will be compared to i clung on as an mp. one of the l tensions will be compared to 97 clung on as an mp. one of the - tensions will be compared to 97 when the conservative party last lost as the conservative party last lost as the parliamentary party is more centrist whereas the 97 party was more right—wing and there will potentially be tension between the parliamentary party with that bias and the party in the country, the grassroots, much more right—wing, much more like reform. grassroots, much more right-wing, much more like reform. turbulence has followed — much more like reform. turbulence has followed successive _ much more like reform. turbulence has followed successive tory - much more like reform. turbulence has followed successive tory prime | has followed successive tory prime ministers and a wider postmortem is well under way. where do you think it went wrong? we well under way. where do you think it went wrong?— it went wrong? we lost the trust of the british people _ it went wrong? we lost the trust of the british people by _ it went wrong? we lost the trust of the british people by not _ the british people by not delivering.— the british people by not deliverinu. �* , ., delivering. i'm fed up of personal auendas delivering. i'm fed up of personal agendas and _ delivering. i'm fed up of personal agendas and jockeying _ delivering. i'm fed up of personal agendas and jockeying for - delivering. i'm fed up of personal| agendas and jockeying for position but the _ agendas and jockeying for position but the truth is now with conservatives facing this electoral armageddon, it will be like a group of boatmen arguing over a comb! the convo of boatmen arguing over a comb! tie: convoy carrying rishi sunak was booed outside downing street after 14 years of conservative rule, an

inglorious exit. in politics, at the end, it often is. jessica parker, bbc news. perhaps one of the most dramatic moments of the night was when the former prime minister liz truss lost her norfolk south west seat byjust 630 votes. ros atkins was at the count in kings lynn and managed to catch up with her after the result was announced. 0utside liz truss' constituency office, a clean—up was under way this morning. for those inside, there's a political mess that will take longer to fix. south west norfolk has elected a tory mp for decades. not any more. well, she hasn't done any good that i can think of. she failed as a prime minister, she just seems a little bit of a failure now. she's arrogant. she'sjust arrogant. at the count in kings lynn, rumours swirled that this time was different.

it was. we have received a strong indication that liz truss has lost. for the last few hours, the labour party has been telling us they believe they're in a strong position. minutes later, the candidates gathered on stage. last to arrive was liz truss — to face defeat. cheering. there would be no concession speech, but there was a brief explanation of how this happened. i think the issue we've faced as conservatives is we haven't delivered sufficiently on the policies people want. but do you accept that first as a cabinet minister and then for a brief time as prime minister, you were part of the people in power who were overseeing those things not being delivered? i agree i was part of that, that's absolutely true. was there a message to tory voters who'd lost faith? liz truss declined to say.

it was time for goodbye, to her colleagues and, for now, her political career. just one last opportunity to ask for a message to the conservative voters, because i think they would like to hear from you. from prime minister to losing her seat in two years — a damning judgment on a politician and a party delivered by voters who reached their breaking point. ros atkins, bbc news. much has been made of the so—called �*red wall�* — those largely brexit supporting areas in northern england and the midlands where borisjohnson's conservatives did so well in 2019. now many have reverted to labour. 0ur north of england correspondent, danny savage, has been to the constituency of bishop auckland, which hasjust returned a labour mp. bishop auckland, part of the so—called �*red wall�* in the past. it went conservative in 2019

but has now resoundingly swung back to labour. 18—year—old charlotte was a first—time voter and backed labour. the local economy's not very well stimulated, there's no high street and stuff. so there's like nothing to do here, there's no opportunities here, you know? and will you bejudging labour on that in five years' time? yeah, absolutely, yeah. chris voted tory last time and labour yesterday. if they were to fulfil all the promises that they've just, in the last six weeks dished out, that would be fantastic. but, of course, i live in the real world and i don't think it's going to be like that. in fact, i think that keir starmer will find he's got all the same problems as rishi sunak. there are plenty of residual tory voters here. you both voted conservative, are you disappointed or did you think this was going to happen? i knew it was going to happen, ijust didn't want... we were trying to keep the opposition up, basically, yeah. people blamed the tories for a lot of things that were beyond their control. reform came third here,

malcolm supported them. he's happy that nigel farage has been elected. he's got four seats. i don't know what they'll do but at least he can have a go, you know? he's now got an official position, if you like? yes. yes, and it's a start. so in five years' time, who knows? this time yesterday, you could have gone coast to coast across the far north of england without leaving conservative territory. now, it's all labour, and that includes constituencies like hexham, which was held by the tories for nearly 100 years. but in this labour gain, their supporters want to see results. i've got quite a young family, i've got two little ones. just see what they do for us in that sort of respect and hopefully a bit more prosperity for the future for them more than myself. labour campaigned on change and voters responded. people here really hope there are better times ahead. danny savage, bbc news, bishop auckland. liberal democrat leader sir ed davey

has hailed a "record—breaking" night for his party after it won more than 70 seats. that represents a big increase on its performance in the 2019 election, when it returned to parliament with just 11 mps. let's speak to our political correspondent, hannah miller, who's in maidenhead. and maidenhead was once the constituency of theresa may? absolutely. this is one of the conservative heartland seats that the liberal democrats took last night for the first time since it was created. the former seat of theresa may, they also won in witney which is to be represented by david cameron and also in henley which is to be the seat of borisjohnson. the liberal democrats have more seats now than even during the coalition years and this morning ed davey said he would not take voters for granted. and, you know, trust

is a very precious commodity. it's hard won and sometimes you've lost it, you lose it, and you'll have to work very hard to win it back and i want to thank people for trusting us again. we will not let you down. we will honour your trust. the story of what is going on is really twofold, the dramatic loss in conservative support but also the deliberate targeting by the liberal democrats of seats where they previously came second. we also the stance, ed davey paddle boarding, driving a jcb, bungee stance, ed davey paddle boarding, driving ajcb, bungeejumping but behind—the—scenes there was a lot more serious strategy going on. they know as a party what it is like to pick up a lot of votes and not many seats and this time, they were much more targeted in what they were dry

to do. they played the game that was in front of them and they have been rewarded with some really historic winds. . ., rewarded with some really historic winds. . ~' , ., so on the eighth attempt, nigel farage has succeeded in being elected to parliament. the reform uk leader will bejoined by three colleagues after the party received 15% of the national vote share. let's speak to our special correspondent, lucy manning, who has been following their campaign. they did very well in terms of the number of votes, more votes than the liberal democrats although it did not translate into seats? yes. not translate into seats? yes, that's right- — not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the _ not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the third - not translate into seats? yes, that's right. the third largestl not translate into seats? yes that's right. the third largest vote share and the third largest number of votes but not the third largest number of seats. but nigel farage and the reform uk party will be and are very happy with their four mps.

nigel farage is about to arrive in the next hour or so in central london with his three mps near the house of commons. the message they want to send out very clearly is that reform uk has landed at westminster. and just think back some weeks ago, nigel farage was prepared to set this out but he realised to win it he had to be a net and that seemed to galvanise the party campaign. they squeezed the tory vote, helping to bring about the downfall of the tory government and they took seats not just the downfall of the tory government and they took seats notjust in clacton that nigel farage one, but in asheville, boston and skegness and great yarmouth but at the declaration last night when he won his seat, nigel farage was very clear he has the labour party in his sights. clear he has the labour party in his siahts. , .,, ., clear he has the labour party in his siahts. , ., ,, ., sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of— sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of the _ sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of the vote _ sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of the vote is _ sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of the vote is simply - sights. enthusiasm for keir starmer, about half of the vote is simply an i about half of the vote is simply an anti—conservative vote. this labour government— anti—conservative vote. this labour government will be in trouble very, very quickly. we will now be

targeting labour party votes, we are coming _ targeting labour party votes, we are coming for— targeting labour party votes, we are coming for the party, be targeting labour party votes, we are coming forthe party, be in targeting labour party votes, we are coming for the party, be in no doubt — coming for the party, be in no doubt. �* , , ., , , doubt. and the bruised tory party will now have _ doubt. and the bruised tory party will now have to _ doubt. and the bruised tory party will now have to decide _ doubt. and the bruised tory party will now have to decide how- doubt. and the bruised tory party will now have to decide how to i doubt. and the bruised tory party i will now have to decide how to deal with reform. nigel farage sees this as a launch pad for 2029, westminster will be waiting for the populist, the disruptor, as nigel farage is finally an mp. lucy, thank you. the leader of the snp, john swinney, has committed to staying on in his role despite his party suffering heavy losses overnight. they dropped from the 48 seats they won in 2019, to just nine. as katie hunter reports, this marks the snp's worst performance in a general election for more than a decade. applause. look at this... this is what victory looks like. labour won just a single scottish

seat at the last general election. these new scottish labour mps... this time, they won, and big. cheering and applause. look, the country is crying out for change. after 14 years of tory chaos, we've finally turned the page. but also, let's be really clear, this is also a recognition of the incompetence failure of an snp government, too. i want to thank the people of scotland for putting their faith and trust in the labour party. i understand their desire for change and now the hard work starts to deliver it. the biggest story in scotland was the scale of the snp defeat. douglas alexander is duly elected... the party lost seat after seat after seat to labour. independence was page one, line one of the snp's manifesto. the party's new leader and first minister, john swinney, was in reflective mood this morning. i have to accept that we failed to convince people of the urgency of independence in this election campaign.

and therefore, we need to take the time to consider and to reflect on how we deliver our commitment to independence, which remains absolute. the outgoing scottish tory leader lost to the snp in aberdeenshire north and moray east but the it's deeply disappointing but i knew this was a possibility. in fact, when i announced that i was standing, i said the snp would throw everything at this seat. i said john swinney would make a rare appearance up to the north—east of scotland, and he made more than one rare appearance. it will now be interesting to see what the snp do for this area. the lib dems won five scottish seats, with the possibility of one more in the highlands to come. but in scotland, this election was largely won and lost in the central belt. here in glasgow, labour won all six of their city's seats from the snp. happy, very happy, yes. i think we need to do something, to try and get this country

back on its feet again. and the snp will want to get back on its feet, too. this election hurt, for a party so used to winning. katie hunter, bbc news, glasgow. the conservatives have been wiped from the electoral map in wales. every tory candidate lost, with labour taking seat after seat. but there were also successes for plaid cymru and the lib dems. tomos morgan reports. bore da. and to borrow a phrase, it really is a good morning in wales. - laughter. first minister vaughan gething leading the celebrations for labour. deciding to have their victory party in what has been a tory heartland illustrates a ripping up of the political infrastructure here, as the majority of the welsh public turned their backs on the conservatives. how long have you been voting conservative for until yesterday?

since i was 18. since you are 18? since i was 18, and i'm 79 and i voted for labour yesterday. for the first time? yes. absolutely. voted conservative. historically and yesterday. and why was that? always have done, probably always will do. nothing, nothing was going to sway you? i considered reform. i changed to labour for this vote. a big change, then? yes. well, the tories have| gone so far right wing that, you know, new moderate labour is probably more central. _ the night began with a string of former tory cabinet members losing out, and last to declare was monmouthshire, where david tc davies became the first welsh secretary to lose his seat whilst in office since the post was created. so the end of the road for the tories here in wales for now, a total wipe—out. where and how do they build back from here? and for labour, even though they

constructed a successful campaign here, winning the majority of seats, their share of the vote is down, the lowest since 1935. a potential concern, maybe, going to the senedd elections in two years' time. you're wondering if welsh labour are looking at the figures below the headlines and are hearing some alarm bells, and are wondering why more of their support didn't turn out or in fact went elsewhere. they've only got 18 months before they go to the polls again in wales and you suspect that they ought to be asking those questions of themselves. and there were emotional scenes in ynys mon as plaid cymru won both their targets, benefiting from other parties�* drop in support. tomos morgan, bbc news, monmouth. moore history has been made overnight. for the first time, sinn fein has become northern ireland's largest party in westminster — but its members don't take their seats

in the house of commons. the democratic unionist party lost three of its seats — including that held by ian paisley. he or his father had held it for more than 50 years. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, is in belfast. chris, a significant day? yes, john, a northern — chris, a significant day? yes, john, a northern ireland _ chris, a significant day? yes, john, a northern ireland which _ chris, a significant day? yes, john, a northern ireland which faced - a northern ireland which faced shocks, splits and shifts. for the democratic unionist party, the results were hugely disappointing, verging on disastrous. the most unexpected did come in north antrim where the dup's safest seat was taken by its most vociferous critic, ian paisley being unseated byjim alistair, which based its campaign on opposition to the dup's power sharing partnerships in the devolved government. the dup also lost ground to more moderate politicalforces. the ulster unionist party losing one

c and another to the cross community alliance party. so dropping from eight seats to five seats. sinn fein hold lima held onto its seven seats, meaning that after victories in council elections and the devolved assembly, it now has more mps than any other party in northern ireland. an historic hat—trick for the irish nationalist party and the vice president of sinn fein, michelle neil, pointed to their ambition of taking northern ireland out of the uk. so i think the fact that we are now the largest party of local government, the largest party of the assembly and the largest party in westminster speaks to the fact that i think that it's time for change. it's time for us to be able to take control of our own fortunes here at home. so i look forward to the journey that we have ahead, in terms of having a constitutional change conversation. what could that look like? what could be the better for us all here at home? those seven sinn fein mps will not

be in the house of commons, as irish republicans, they don't believe the uk parliament has any authority over northern ireland. the dup is largely blaming its bad performance on divisions within wider unionism. chris page, thank you. the green party of england and wales is celebrating its best ever results, it's up from one mp in the last parliament to four. one of them is the party's co—leader, carla denyer, who took the newly—created seat of bristol central. 0ur west of england correspondent, danjohnson, is in the city now. 0ne one of four? yes, i think there's performances — one of four? yes, i think there's performances beyond _ one of four? yes, i think there's performances beyond what - one of four? yes, i think there's performances beyond what the l one of four? yes, i think there's - performances beyond what the green party was hoping for. they are really pleased with their performance across the south of england. they defended the seat they already held in brighton pavilion and have won the seat of bristol central. that means that they have unseated labour's shadow culture secretary to stop that is something for keir starmer to contemplate, who

will replace her. they picked up the seat of waveney valley in east anglia and big gains. the co—leader carla denyer, who is now the mp for bristol central, has been celebrating with her supporters this morning and telling them the green party at this election has made history. everyone who voted green, whoever you are, you've helped strengthen the case and make it easier for us, the green mps who have been elected, to push the incoming labour government to be bolder on environmental matters and on making this country a fairer place. their share of the bow is nudging up to 17%, that would be their best performance ever. these are different seats that they have picked up. the seat here in bristol very urban, like the brighton seat they were defending but the seat in east anglia and in herefordshire, very rural places where the conservatives had traditionally been safe in their seats. so the green party are saying this shows they have a broad base of support from

where they can now build.- have a broad base of support from where they can now build. thank you, dan. as sir keir starmer begins work inside number 10, our political correspondent nick eardley now looks back at the prime minister's own personal journey and his rise to political power. keir starmer has made it to the very top of british politics but his journey to downing street was not always an obvious one. he was born in 1962, named after the first leader of the labour party. he was raised on their surrey kent border and he has spoken of what he called the hard times of growing up in the 19705. iii the hard times of growing up in the 19705. , ., ., ., ~ the hard times of growing up in the 19705. y., ., ., ~ . ., ,, the hard times of growing up in the 19705. ., ., ~ . 19705. if you are working class, you are scared — 19705. if you are working class, you are scared of _ 19705. if you are working class, you are scared of debt, _ 19705. if you are working class, you are scared of debt, you _ 19705. if you are working class, you are scared of debt, you are - 19705. if you are working class, you are scared of debt, you are scared, | are scared of debt, you are scared, my mum and dad were scared of debt, so they would choose the bill that they wouldn't pay. the so they would choose the bill that they wouldn't pay.— so they would choose the bill that they wouldn't pay. the young keir starmer was _ they wouldn't pay. the young keir starmer was a _ they wouldn't pay. the young keir starmer was a keen _ they wouldn't pay. the young keir starmer was a keen musician - they wouldn't pay. the young keir starmer was a keen musician at i starmer was a keen musician at school, a member of the young socialists and a passionate footballer, a central midfielder on

the left. but he chose to study law at university and soon entered the legal profession. with a growing reputation as a workaholic, starmer�*s legal. . reputation as a workaholic, starmer's legal.— reputation as a workaholic, starmer's legal. reputation as a workaholic, starmer's leual. :: :: j~ . , starmer's legal. . in 2008, he was made chief— starmer's legal. . in 2008, he was made chief prosecutor _ starmer's legal. . in 2008, he was made chief prosecutor for - made chief prosecutor for england and wales — made chief prosecutor for england and wales he— made chief prosecutor for england and wales. ., ,., made chief prosecutor for england and wales. ., ., and wales. he oversaw a significant cut durin: and wales. he oversaw a significant cut during the _ and wales. he oversaw a significant cut during the coalition _ and wales. he oversaw a significant cut during the coalition governmentj cut during the coalition government because my austerity programme but also high—profile prosecutions, against mps over expenses and the lib dems minister, chris yoon four, for asking his wife to take the speeding points. in 2015 came a career change. at the age of 52, the now sir keir won a safe seat in north london and becamejeremy corbyn's brexit secretary and backing his leader to be prime minister, even when others were reluctant to do so because of the handling of anti—semitism allegations. the 2019 general election brought catastrophe for labour. jeremy corbyn resigned and sir keir starmer won the race to succeed him. there were significant

bumps on his early leadership. he considered quitting afterjust two years when borisjohnson's conservatives beat labour in the hartlepool by—election. but he didn't quit. instead, he took on labour's left, often ruthlessly. jeremy corbyn was suspended, british patriotism was embraced. # god save our gracious queen... lots of words and bluster but no answers. white mat that was a bigger battle with the conservative government. borisjohnson mocked government. boris johnson mocked starmer as government. borisjohnson mocked starmer as indecisive and a bit dull. �* . , starmer as indecisive and a bit dull. . ., dull. but after the party scandal that forced _ dull. but after the party scandal that forced johnson _ dull. but after the party scandal that forced johnson from - dull. but after the party scandal that forced johnson from office, sir keir starmer was soon facing liz truss and then rishi sunak. when the general election campaign came, labour's slogan was a simple one, change. his approach was cautious but we did learn more about his political instincts.— political instincts. yes, i would describe myself _ political instincts. yes, i would describe myself as _ political instincts. yes, i would describe myself as a _ political instincts. yes, i would

describe myself as a socialist. | political instincts. yes, i would i describe myself as a socialist. is only the seventh labour prime minister in british history. some still have questions about the new prime minister. the coming weeks and months may answer some of them but what is undeniable is he has done something many thought was impossible just a few years ago. he has taken labourfrom opposition back into power. nick eardley, bbc news. the new prime minister has gone inside number ten downing street and he is beginning to appoint members of his cabinet. we will bring you all the details this afternoon. in a moment, we'll get the news where you are, but we'll leave you with a reminder of the key moments as the results came in. from now on, you have a government unburdened by doctrine, guided only by the determination to serve your interest.

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welcome along to sportsday. i'm adam wild. after an emotional night for andy murray and for british tennis, more home hopefuls take to the court at wimbledon. england'sjude bellingham is fined by uefa and given a suspended ban, but he is available to play in their euros quarterfinal tomorrow. those last—16 ties beginning in just a few hours, with the hosts taking on spain in a blockbuster day in germany. good afternoon. the latest from the euros to come, but lets start at wimbledon. day 5 is underway, and after an evening of such high emotion there is another packed schedule on the way, weather permitting.

the defending men's champion is on centre court as we speak. brits emma raducanu and sonay kartal also preparing to take to the show courts in the coming hours, so let's head there live now. chetan pathak is there for us, and chetan, we have to start with those extraordinary scenes last night on centre court with andy murray? 0h, oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowin: , oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowing. not — oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowing. notjust _ oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowing, notjust on _ oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowing, notjust on centre _ oh, my goodness. adam, tears were flowing, notjust on centre court - flowing, notjust on centre court but on henman hill. they queued up from the morning so they could be part of what was an andy murray's celebration. he clearly hasn't quite recovered from that surgical procedure he had on that system is back last month. he still feeling a lot of pain in his right leg. he was looking uncomfortable throughout his doubles match, playing alongside jamie murray. they lost that. it was a wimbledon paying tribute to andy murray, 37 years old now. we saw sue barker come out and lead a really

emotional tribute. barker come out and lead a really emotionaltribute. he barker come out and lead a really emotional tribute. he had his parents watching on and his wife, their two daughters, and john mcenroe and tim henman stood alongside the court to applaud his extraordinary career. it was very clear he didn't want to stop playing and it was only because of this injury. he said that every single thing he loves about the sport. they said what about the travelling? he said what about the travelling? he said even that. he didn't want to stop playing, but ultimately his body has pulled him to. it is hard because i would _ body has pulled him to. it is hard because i would love _ body has pulled him to. it is hard because i would love to - body has pulled him to. it is hard because i would love to keep - because i would love to keep playing. _ because i would love to keep playing, but i can't. you know, physically, _ playing, but i can't. you know, physically, it'sjust too playing, but i can't. you know, physically, it's just too tough now. all of— physically, it's just too tough now. all of the — physically, it's just too tough now. all of the injuries have added up, and like — all of the injuries have added up, and like i— all of the injuries have added up, and like i said, they have not been insignificant. but, yeah, iwant to play forever. i love the sport. it's

given— play forever. i love the sport. it's given me — play forever. i love the sport. it's given me so _ play forever. i love the sport. it's given me so much, took me loads of lessons _ given me so much, took me loads of lessons over— given me so much, took me loads of lessons over the years but i can use for the _ lessons over the years but i can use for the rest — lessons over the years but i can use for the rest of my life, but yeah, i don't _ for the rest of my life, but yeah, i don't want — for the rest of my life, but yeah, i don't want to stop. so it is hard. everyone — don't want to stop. so it is hard. everyone hoping for some good weather today. the everyone hoping for some good weather today.— everyone hoping for some good weather toda . ._ , ., weather today. the day started with rain, and weather today. the day started with rain. and we've _ weather today. the day started with rain, and we've been _ weather today. the day started with rain, and we've been able _ weather today. the day started with rain, and we've been able to - weather today. the day started with rain, and we've been able to put - weather today. the day started with | rain, and we've been able to put our umbrellas away and players on the outside court. thankfully we have that roof on the centre court so it stayed dry. the defending champion comes into wimbledon having won the french open. look at that love to his opponent. this is a repeat of the us open semifinal of 2021 which he won. he loves it here. he's figured out playing on grass and he wants to back up what he did here. last year, winning wimbledon again.

al-qaeda is the clear favourite. he is leading by —— alcaraz. we should mention emma raducanu as well because she had looked exceptional in her opening two matches. really paying off and sitting out of the clay court season and focusing on the grass. in her opening round, a good grass court player, not quite in the form she has been, but dealt with her in straight scent. that is a repeat of the 2021 us open semifinal. we know what happened there. she won it. i think she may well be the underdog, the way that emma raducanu has been playing, sonay kartal. she's done it the hard way. she won through qualifying and

an opening two matches here. what a story. the 22—year—old. 98th in the world. she is the 29th seed coming into this round of three. now, head testis into this round of three. now, head test is coco gauff who has been terrific so far. many people picking hair, the second seed as their favourite to win the title. we shall wait and see. favourite to win the title. we shall wait and see-— favourite to win the title. we shall wait and see. busy day ahead. let's ho -e wait and see. busy day ahead. let's hope there's — wait and see. busy day ahead. let's hope there's umbrellas _ wait and see. busy day ahead. let's hope there's umbrellas stay - wait and see. busy day ahead. let's hope there's umbrellas stay down. | hope there's umbrellas stay down. thank you very much. full coverage of wimbledon across the bbc throughout the day. but let's turn our attention to football, because the quarterfinals of euro 2024 are fast approaching. in the last couple of hours, england'sjude bellingham has been cleared to play in their match against switzerland tomorrow. he was charged by uefa for what they call a "violation of the basic rules of decent conduct". that was for a gesture he made during their win over slovakia on sunday. bellingham has been fined £30,000 and has received a suspended one—match ban,

which means, crucially, he will be available tomorrow. the team head to dusseldorf this afternoon with much speculation about that team selection, and the formation, for gareth southgate, with at least one change for definite, with marc guehi suspended. they've been training this morning, and our reporter alex howell was there. we heard from john stones yesterday and he said he hoped the win against and he said he hoped the win against a black year could be a turning point. and they could fit in a positive sub—performance in the game tomorrow. gareth southgate has been toying with the idea of playing three defenders at the back. there will definitely be a change for the england team to the one played in the last round. we are going to hear

from the england manager later this evening, and hopefully he will be able to give an update about defender luke shaw who has not featured in this competition yet, but he has been in training all week, so it could be that he plays for the first time in a quarterfinal tomorrow. that match is tomorrow, but two huge matches coming up today. two of the big favourites go head to head france against portugal, but first up, at 5.00, hosts germany against three—time champions spain in a repeat of the 2008 final. spain have no fresh injury concerns and are set to keep the same side which beat georgia 4—1 in the last 16. whilst germany centre—back jonathan tah is available after a one—match suspension. former manchester city midfielder and germany captain ilkay gundogan is feeling the anticipation. the excitement is so high because both teams are in a very similar level. they are in a very similar and high level. they are facing each other, and i guess there is nothing