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Voters may have lost confidence in candidates and parties.
The new government aims to retrofit five million homes in five years – while footing 10% of the bill.
Starmer’s formula of moderation and caution about the Gaza conflict is unlikely to satisfy some of his backbenchers
Migration and trade are two areas where Britain could have a leadership role in Europe.
Starmer’s cabinet is relatively inexperienced but the most gender-balanced in UK history.
Labour’s manifesto was largely predicated on economic growth, but the new government faces several problems too serious to wait for growth to kick in.
The newly elected parliament includes 264 women, passing 40% for the first time.
The new British government has been in talks with both Democrats and Republicans for a while already.
The Liberal Democrats are up to 72 seats and the SNP are heading to the back – plus some green Greens are headed to the green benches.
When Labour has gained power, these three problems have reared their heads.
The influx of new MPs in this election could bring a clash of cultures, misunderstandings and tension over what should change.
Labour’s Keir Starmer becomes the new UK prime minister after 14 years of Conservative rule.
Keir Starmer is ideologically more aligned with the Democrats. But history shows that isn’t the only key to good US-UK political relations.
Electoral defeat comes for us all in the end.
The Conservative party has been voted out of office in a Labour landslide.
Starmer is known as a quiet, methodical lawyer – but this is a messy world.
A mood of shocked loss has emerged in the UK, as basic public services have fallen apart.
Follow along with The Conversation’s coverage of the general election results.
An exit poll at 10pm will give a good sense of whether the UK is indeed heading for a Labour landslide.
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Surrey
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Head of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
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125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Political Science and International Relations, Aston University
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Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Liverpool