Why U.K.’s Conservative Party Suffered Its Largest Loss in History | WSJ News

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Published 2024-07-05
WSJ’s Max Colchester explains why Britain’s Conservatives lost after 14 years in power, and what incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s victory means for the world. Photo: Kin Cheung/Associated Press

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All Comments (21)
  • @nmmrg
    No real conservative would have banned knives
  • Wait a minute, that was conservatism in the UK?!! 😂😂😂
  • While the Labor Party has mellowed it's stance on allowing asylum seekers from Afghanistan into the UK, Afghanistan's own neighbour, Pakistan has been pushing out Afghan asylum seekers in droves! Does this even make sense?
  • The Conservative Party needs to reform. Letting millions of criminals inside the country wasn’t very conservative
  • @circusbrains
    Maybe the British don’t deserve their nation if they’re not willing to fight for it
  • @jeromefitzroy
    If it was Blair, the Conservatives probably wouldn’t even have a single seat
  • @Asimmehra
    So what’s going to change in Britain with Starmer as the leader?
  • @SKYLIMI
    If anyone hopes that anything will change in the UK, I must disappoint you. The UK is now a parochial country that has no influence on anything because it has nothing to offer and it will get worse and worse. The UK is not able to negotiate any favorable contracts for themselves, they will have to subordinate themselves to the China because they are slowly taking over everything, everything is much more expensive and the wages are a disaster. To live normally in London you need to earn £95,000, which is impossible for a normal employee.
  • @Drebin2293
    Now if they can just get rid on that nonsense that makes it illegal to cause someone offense...
  • @sedoff1948
    More immigrants I hope! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
  • It took 3/4 of your time to get to the most important part IMAGRATION. That is all you had to say.
  • @AlTaJr61
    disastrous BREXIT and thinking TRICKLE-DOWN Economy was a Great Idea!
  • @rw2629
    Labour will screw up. It’s what they do.
  • @Isabel369
    It is historic because you replace a left-wing government for another more left-wing government.