Thursday's election will mark the triumph of Keir Starmer, who will move into 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister's residence since 1735, on Friday. However, the latest polls put Labour on 40.7%, which is practically the same percentage by which Jeremy Corbyn was defeated by Theresa May in 2017. “Nobody goes into an election campaign, no matter how difficult, with a basic message: don’t let the other side win too much. “We campaigned as a changed Labour party and we will govern as a changed Labour party if we are given the opportunity to do so,” Starmer assured the Telegraph, which interviewed him just days before the vote. And despite the anger this has created among British Muslims, who have always supported Labour but are now leaving the party.

Source: News 24 December 24, 2025 21:09 UTC