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Voting took place in Britain on Thursday and the counting of votes started immediately after the voting. The results are not surprising because according to all opinion polls and exit polls, the Labor Party has won a landslide victory. Whereas the Conservative Party has suffered a huge defeat. Many big Tories have fallen in the storm of the Labor Party. One name among them is that of former PM Liz Treas.
According to the latest information, the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer has won 411 seats. While the Conservative Party of the current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has won only 119 seats so far. Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, the Labour Party is moving towards a big victory in 1997. The Labour Party is returning to power in Britain after 14 years. The Labour Party has crossed the limit of 326 seats required to form the government. That is, Keir Starmer of the Labour Party will be the new Prime Minister of Britain. Starmer was elected as the new leader of the Labour Party in 2020, replacing Jeremy Corbyn.
In the 2019 elections, the Conservative Party won 364 seats in the 650-seat parliament and Boris Johnson became the Prime Minister. Compared to the last time, there was a gain of 47 seats. But this time the situation is completely different. To form a government in Britain, the figure of 326 has to be crossed. In the 2019 elections, the number of seats of the Labor Party decreased to 203. That is, the Labor Party lost many of its traditional seats. But this time it is going to form the government with a huge majority.
The Labour Party has won 411 seats so far. Whereas the Conservative Party got only 119 seats and lost 248 seats. The big question is what is the reason for such a huge defeat of the Conservative Party.
Voting Trends
According to the Wall Street Journal report, one of the main reasons for the defeat of the Conservative Party is their stay in power and the voting trend in the country. No British political party has won the fifth consecutive time in power. British politics usually runs within a fixed time frame. In which the two main parties usually get 10 to 15 years to rule before sitting in the opposition. The Conservatives ruled from 1979 to 1997, Labor ruled from 1997 to 2010 and then the Conservatives ruled. That is, the election results have come according to the old trend of Britain.
Facing one challenge after another
The Conservative Party faced many challenges after coming to power in 2010. First came the fallout from the global financial crisis, which sent Britain's debt soaring and forced the Tories to impose spending curbs for several years to balance the budget. Then they took Britain out of the European Union, Britain suffered the deadliest COVID-19 pandemic in Western Europe, and the trouble didn't end there, inflation soared in the country when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Corruption allegations
Apart from this, the party also struggled on the corruption front. This includes parties breaking lockdown in government offices. The scandals led to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepping down and eventually he was expelled from Parliament after being accused of lying to MPs. His successor Liz Treas lasted only 45 days in power. Her economic policies devastated the economy.
Failure on the economic front
Britain is struggling with rising inflation and slow economic growth. Due to which most people are facing financial difficulties. The Conservatives managed to control inflation which slowed to 2% by May after reaching a peak of 11.1% in October 2022 but growth slowed down. Due to which questions are being raised on the economic policies of the government.
Immigration Failure
In recent years, thousands of refugees and economic tourists have crossed the English Channel in poorly ventilated boats. This has led to criticism of the government that it has lost control of Britain's borders. A key Conservative policy to curb immigration is to send some of those tourists to Rwanda. Critics say the plans violate international law. It is inhumane and will do nothing to stop people fleeing war, unrest and premature emigration.
Poor health
Britain's National Health Service, which provides free health care to all, is now struggling with long waiting lists for everything from dentistry to cancer treatment. Newspapers are full of reports about terminally ill patients who have to wait hours for an ambulance or even longer for a hospital bed.
Environmental issue
Sunke backed away from a number of environmental commitments, ending the sale of gasoline and diesel-powered passenger vehicles and extending a deadline to authorize new oil drilling in the North Sea. Critics say these are the wrong policies at a time when the world is trying to tackle climate change.