UK Elections 2024: "Labour Party has won," says Rishi Sunak

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak candidate for the Conservative Party in the countrys snap polls on Friday conceded defeat declaring that the Labour Party has won the general election CNN reportedThe Labour Party has won this general election Sunak said He added that he called up Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victoryThe British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight Sunak said from his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton in northern England which he wonAs per the ANI report conceding the Labour Partys win Sunak apologised and said that he feels responsible for the lossI take responsibility for the loss to the many good hardworking conservative candidates who lost tonight despite their tireless efforts their local records of delivery and their dedication to their communities I am sorry Sunak saidToday power will change hands in an orderly and peaceful manner with goodwill on all sides he saidI will now head down to London where I will say more about tonights result before I leave the job of Prime Minister to which I have given my all he addedIn a post on X Sunak thanked voters who voted in favour of the Conservative PartyTo the hundreds of Conservative candidates thousands of volunteers and millions of votersThank you for your hard work thank you for your support and thank you for your vote pictwittercomGcgvI7bImImdash Rishi Sunak RishiSunak July 4 2024UKrsquos Labour Party hopeful as voters deliver verdictBritish voters are picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabricA jaded electorate is delivering its verdict on Prime Minister Rishi Sunakrsquos Conservative Party which has been in power since 2010 Polls opened at 7 am Sunak made the short journey from his home to vote at Kirby Sigston Village Hall in his Richmond constituency He arrived with his wife Akshata Murty and walked handinhand into the village hall which is surrounded by rolling fieldsThe centerleft Labour Party led by Keir Starmer has had a steady and significant lead in opinion polls for months but its leaders have warned against taking the election result for granted worried their supporters will stay home ldquoChange Today you can vote for itrdquo he wrote Thursday on the X social media platform A couple hours after posting that message Starmer walked handinhand with his wife Victoria into a polling place in the Kentish Town section of London to cast his vote He exited out a back door out of sight of a crowd of locals and journalists who had gathered there