Rishi Sunak apologises after historic Tory defeat

Rishi Sunak has apologised to the nation following the Conservative Party’s general election defeat – the worst in its parliamentary history.

Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory and will take over from Sunak as the UK’s prime minister.

Accepting responsibility for the result, Sunak said he heard voters’ “anger” at his government.

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