UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak resigns as leader of Conservative Party after election defeat
In the general election held in Britain, the Labour Party's tsunami was such that Rishi Sunak could not stand. The Conservative Party has suffered a crushing defeat in the election. The Labour Party has made a strong comeback after 14 years by crossing 400 out of 650 seats. General elections were held in Britain on July 4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat. Sunak, however, has won his seat. He has won the Richmond and Northallerton seat in Northern England by 23,059 votes.
Rishi Sunak resigns as leader of the Conservative Party
Rishi Sunak has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party after the crushing defeat in the election. He told the people that I have heard your anger, disappointment and I take responsibility for this defeat, Sunak described his rival Keir Starmer as 'a decent public-spirited person'. Sunak has congratulated Starmer.
UK Elections 2024
Who won the UK 2024 Elections - Labor Party- 406, Conservative- 112. Labor Party has won the UK elections. Labor Party has won more than 400 seats. Now after 14 years, Labor Party is going to form the government in Britain. Rishi Sunak accepted his defeat and congratulated Starmer on the victory. Let us tell you that the total number of parliamentary seats in Britain is 650. Any party needs to win 326 seats for majority. In the 2019 general elections in the country, the Conservative Party won 365 seats while the Labor Party won 202 seats.
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How many seats are needed to form a government in Britain?
A party needs 326 seats to form a majority government in a House of 650 MPs.
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