ALBAWABA - After his party lost the general election, Ryanair made the cheeky offer of "a seat" to the departing UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The European airline made the comment on X as Sunak's Conservative Party had early difficulties and just three hours into the vote counting process managed to secure their first win.
With a resounding victory, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will take over as prime minister, ending the 14-year Conservative reign in the United Kingdom. Like their victory in 1997, opinion surveys had anticipated the Labour Party's resounding victory.
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader, were both re-elected in Ashton-under-Lyne and Holborn and St Pancras, respectively. Leaders of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey in Kingston and Surbiton and Reform UK's Nigel Farage in Clacton are among the other prominent re-elections.
Even though he lost the election overall, Rishi Sunak kept his seat and apologized after conceding the result.
The Labour Party's victory in this election marks a dramatic change in British politics as it has been held for more than ten years.
