The NYT:
The ultimate votes in Britain’s parliamentary elections are nonetheless being counted, however one factor is crystal clear: After 14 years in energy, the Conservative Occasion is out.
Greater than that: It’s been totally punished by the British public, lowered to barely 120 seats, the social gathering’s worst end in its historical past. A number of outstanding figures — together with former Prime Minister Liz Truss — misplaced their seats.
Tom Walker provides his balanced, skilled — and undoubtedly not celebratory — tackle the closing of this chapter in British political historical past.
Supply:
‘50 Shades of Beige’: Meet Britain’s New Prime Minister
Video by Jonathan Pie and Adam Westbrook
New York Instances, July 5, 2024