Marita Vlachou is a breaking news reporter for HuffPost based in London, United Kingdom.
The center-left Labour Party won Thursday’s U.K. general election, ending the Conservative Party’s 14-year rule in Britain.
Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hoped to reverse his party’s fortunes by calling an early summer election. He seemed to think that his party would benefit from inflation cooling off and voters feeling more optimistic during the summer months, among other things. However, a series of campaign blunders, including his decision to leave D-Day celebrations in France early to take part in an ITV interview and members of his party being investigated for taking part in a, to stand in the election as a candidate and take over the leadership of the populist right Reform U.K. party also further chipped away at the Conservatives’ support.
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