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General election 2024

  • Latest results Seats won

    Labour Lab 412 +214
    Watercolour portrait of Sir Keir Starmer
    Watercolour portrait of Rishi Sunak
    Conservatives Con 121 −252
    326 for majority

    649/650 seats declared

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  • Rishi Sunak turning away from a lectern outside 10 Downing Street

    Conservative leadership
    Tory leadership contenders prepare for quick contest amid Reform fears

  • Four of Reform’s five MPs, from left: Richard Tice, Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Rupert Lowe.

    Reform UK
    ‘We’re coming for Labour’: Reform’s small seat count conceals size of its threat

  • Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, are greeted by supporters on Downing Street

    Analysis
    Labour convinced voters it was the safest choice – but now it has to govern with competence

  • Adrian Ramsay wearing a blue jacket and a green rosette

    Greens
    ‘He had to be the name on everyone’s lips’: how Adrian Ramsay became East Anglia’s first Green MP

Election extra

  • A group of people dressed up for a regatta walk along a road.

    Liberal Democrats
    ‘A toddler could do better’: how Lib Dems won over Tory stronghold of Henley

  • Sir Keir Starmer seen from behind, facing the much smaller faces of a range of British political figures

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Labour’s landslide: becoming the change the country needs

  • Composite: Guardian Design/EPA

    Sunak axed, the cast eviscerated: at last, it’s the Tories’ season finale

    Marina Hyde
  • An elderly couple.

    Kent
    ‘God help us’: mixed feelings as nine seats in Kent go Labour

Election explained

  • Keir Starmer cutout against a backdrop of three more photos of him on a red background

    Labour
    How Labour did it: inside the campaign that led to ‘Starmergeddon’

  • Rishi Sunak outside No 10 Downing Street

    'Bittersweet'
    South Asians in UK reflect on Rishi Sunak’s historic term as PM

  • Scottish Labour supporters celebrating

    Scotland
    ‘Everything has been so tribal’: Glasgow voters reflect on Labour clean sweep

  • Rishi Sunak speaks outside 10 Downing Street

    Analysis
    ‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election

Headlines

  • Debris due to Hurricane Beryl damage in Quintana Roo, Mexico, on 5 July.

    Caribbean
    Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico as category 2 storm

  • Dani Olmo wheels away in celebration after firing home to open the scoring against Germany in their Euro 2024 quarter-final.

    Euro 2024 live
    Spain v Germany: quarter-final

    • Andrew Tate
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    • Women's health
      Prescribing of testosterone for middle-aged women ’out of control’

    • Politics
      Civil servants obliged to carry out Tory Rwanda deportations, court rules

    • Wimbledon 2024 live
      Raducanu v Sakkari, Kartal v Gauff, Alcaraz sinks Tiafoe in five sets

    • Science
      Babbling scouse youngster shows babies can have accents, say scientists

    • Film
      ‘This sucks. I want to go back to being famous’: Kevin Bacon’s experiment as a ‘regular person’

News in focus

  • Spectators watch a single's match on an outer court at Wimbledon

    Wimbledon 2024
    Wimbledon employs AI to protect players from online abuse

  • Woman browsing phone in bed

    Analysis
    ‘Frightening’ how easily women can get hold of testosterone, say doctors

    Experts are worried that women are not being properly advised about the hormone and that it is too readily obtainable – as I found out for myself
  • England fans show their support prior to the Euro 2024 round of 16 match between England and Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Euro 2024
    Supporters have gripes with England but will be in full voice for crunch tie

    Fans have dragged lacklustre side over the line in Germany and are prepared to do the same again on Saturday

Spotlight

  • Keir and Victoria Starmer entering No 10 Downing Street for the first time as the Labour victory.

    Fashion
    Goodbye Savile-Row Sunak: Keir and Victoria Starmer bring more relaxed fashion to No 10

    Designer labels rejected in favour of crisp, flattering and functional outfits from British brand
  • Rishi Sunak is watched by his wife, Akshata Murty, as he stands speaking at a lectern outside No 10

    The politics sketch
    Rishi Sunak departs with a brief nod to his achievements – mostly imagined

    John Crace
    As Larry the Cat sees off another PM, Sunak suffers the ultimate kick in the teeth as the sun comes out for Starmer
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      Are at-home gut microbiome testing kits a scam?

    • Illustration of a naked man and woman kissing behind a giant flower

      This is how we do it in Japan
      ‘There is a sex crisis here. Couples stop having sex after kids’

    • A young woman stare exasperatedly at a kitchen setup.

      Restaurants
      ‘Buy your back brace now’: The Bear sidesteps the grueling physical costs of restaurant work

    • David Sedaris.

      David Sedaris is an icon of indignation in a world that keeps on irking

      Brian Logan

Opinion

  • Keir Starmer enters no. 10 Downing St. London. Photograph by David Levene 5/7/24

    Starmer has promised big – now he must be bold and move quickly. Here’s how he should start

    Gaby Hinsliff
    In league with regional mayors, the prime minister can test good ideas in areas like housing. There is promising talent in Labour’s ranks too. Fast track it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
  • The exterior of BBC Broadcasting House in the early hours of 5 July

    The 2024 election results are among the most bizarre in British history – and the future could be stranger still

    Lewis Baston
  • Martin Rowson on Labour’s general election landslide – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Martin Rowson on Labour’s general election landslide

    Keir Starmer has led his party to a crushing victory, with the Conservatives left in disarray
  • Green Party Candidate Carla Denyer Canvasses People In Bristol Ahead Of Thursday's Election<br>BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Green Party sticker is seen, on July 02, 2024 in Bristol, England. Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, is benefiting from her party's growing momentum in the Bristol region, boosting her chances of taking the Bristol Central seat from Labour's Thangam Debbonaire. Bristol Central is mainly formed from the former Bristol West constituency, which Labour has held since 2015. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

    The left revolt against Labour is significant – and the party ignores that at its peril

    Owen Jones
    Labour will rue the seats lost to independents and Greens, and the failure to respond to anger over its stance on Gaza, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones
    • Rishi Sunak in front of the black railings at No 10, with a downcast expression on his face.

      He’s beaten and humiliated, but Rishi Sunak has one final job to do – for party and country

      Simon Jenkins
    • A photo of Ed Davey from below, bungee jumping against a backdrop of blue sky and light cloud.

      Hop, skip, jump and enchant the electorate – the Ed Davey doctrine was a stroke of genius

      Nels Abbey
    • Construction workers on a a high scaffold

      Houses and pylons: Labour’s biggest business challenges

      Nils Pratley
    • John Swinney (right) at the vote with Dave Doogan of the SNP, in Blairgowrie, Scotland, 4 July.

      A triumphant Labour in Westminster, a humiliated SNP in Holyrood: Scotland is entering interesting times

      Rory Scothorne

Editorials & Letters

  • Damaged houses and buildings along the coast of the island of Carriacou, Grenada, in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Hurricane Beryl: the west can’t sit this out

  • A small town garden

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on gardens: needed for council homes, not just stately homes

  • Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive in Downing Street

    Letters
    Hope and a sense of loss at Labour’s election victory

  • A general view of university buildings in Cambridge

    Letters
    Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire

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Climate crisis

  • Keir Starmer at a windfarm

    Environment
    ‘Keir Starmer take note’: UK’s green transition must start now, say experts

  • Google’s data centre in the US.

    Explainer
    Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?

  • Dogs are seen near the border wall, on the border between Mexico and US, during a winter storm, in Ciudad Juarez

    Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls

    Jonathan Watts
  • Roger Hallam.

    UK
    Climate activists on trial for blocking of M25 defy court to address jurors

From the UK

  • People with England football shirts drinking and having fun in a London pub

    Business
    Shops and restaurants hope for ‘halo’ effect of Labour win and big weekend of sport

  • MPs that have lost their seats made out of paper

    Politics
    The election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

    • Business
      Housebuilders rally as investors bet on Starmer’s new homes pledge

    • Children
      UK youth groups seek volunteers as parents try to prise children from screens

    • Rewilding
      Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London

    • Housing market
      UK house prices remain subdued for third successive month

    • UK news
      Holly Willoughby speaks out after man convicted of plot to rape and murder her

    • Politics
      Sunak’s chief of staff and Theresa May among Tory peerages in dissolution honours

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Around the world

  • Benjamin Netanyahu

    Israel-Gaza war
    Israel-Hamas talks to resume, raising hopes of a Gaza ceasefire

    Netanyahu sends intelligence chief to Qatar to study Hamas proposal, while Hezbollah says it would also stop attacks if hostilities paused
  • Gabriel Attal

    France
    French PM urges calm after assaults in run-up to second round vote

  • Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

    Catholicism
    Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to the US

  • Older man in a suit.

    Jair Bolsonaro
    Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges

    • Hungary
      Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders

    • Business
      China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs

    • Business
      Shell to take hit of up to $2bn on Rotterdam and Singapore sites

    • Iran
      Iranians head out to vote in second round of presidential election

    • India
      PM Modi to meet Putin in first trip to Russia since Ukraine war began

    • Mauritania
      At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes, state news agency says

Culture

  • A scene from Shōgun

    The Guide
    The best culture of the year (so far)

    In this week’s newsletter: From Brat girl summer to the swaggering Shōgun, here are our favourite TV shows, albums, films, podcasts, books and games of 2024
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    Analysis
    ‘Beyond marketing, beyond expectation’: how Inside Out and Despicable Me saved the summer

  • The robots are coming! … AI is creeping into TV in a frightening way.

    Television
    ‘The disruption is already happening!’ Is AI about to ruin your favourite TV show?

  • Then and now - collage

    Culture
    So, did things really get better? The cultural legacy of Labour’s 1997 win

  • Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever.

    Week in geek
    James Bond has an Andrew Tate problem. The answer is to set it in the 1960s

  • Alternating between inflated and deflated states … Baoum!

    Stage
    Acrobats on a bridge, dance in the cathedral: Lausanne’s free festival of priceless performance

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    The good mixer
    Cocktail of the week: Down Hall’s green tea martini – recipe

    An optimistic summer snifter based on iced tea, with ginger and basil to lift the spirits and vodka to help you forget your troubles
  • Illustration of a man and a woman with their arms folded.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Our place is a mess, but my partner and I still can’t agree who does which chores

  • Allicia Rolle in Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas.

    Experience
    I survived a plane crash without a scratch

  • Friends toasting glasses with red wine in wedding party at winery on sunny day

    Fiona Beckett on drinks
    Beyond champagne: the best wines for a celebration

  • Zoe Williams wearing Loop earplugs

    Fashion
    Earplugs as fashion items? I gave Loop’s hit accessories a festival test

  • The ‘twinkly, matronly’ setting for Chez Roux.

    Grace Dent on restaurants
    Chez Roux, London W1: ‘Posh comfort food for the weary, moneybags traveller’ – restaurant review

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    Nursing students in the UK: have you considered leaving before graduating?

  • Anyone who started university between 2012 and 2022 is now paying 7.6% interest on what they borrowed, meaning that almost all will see their loans go up by more than they repay this year.

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    Hands off the koala: why cuddling Australia’s iconic marsupial could soon be a thing of the past

    Countless famous faces have been snapped snuggling up to koalas in Australia. But it’s a practice animal activists hope will become extinct
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    Australia
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    The week around the world in 20 pictures

    War in Gaza, Britain’s general election, fires in California and the Tour de France: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
  • Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria outside 10 Downing Street

    Photos of the day
    A stiletto race, 4 July fireworks and the UK’s new PM

  • Keir Starmer in a dark room standing next to a mirror.

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  • Rehearsals for The School for Scandal at the Royal Shakespeare theatre

    Stage
    No rest for the wicked: The School for Scandal at the RSC

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  • Kestrel chicks look out from their nest on the side of a house in Rochdale, UK. They are about to take flight for the first time

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