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On Thursday, the UK's House of Commons (part of the Parliament) held an election. The ruling Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, lost heavily to Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
There are many possible reasons for the defeat. One is that voters were unhappy with the decision to slash funding to the National Health Service, the U.K.'s free healthcare service. In a poll conducted by IPSOS Issues Index, voters said this issue was more important to them than a lot of other things, like the economy and immigration.
Speaking about economy, it has slowed over the past few decades. From 2007 to 2023, the GDP per capita rose only 4.3%, compared to the 46% growth from 16 years prior to 2007. This means income ceased to really grow. The country's national debt is also pretty high at £2.7 trillion, making it higher than any point since the 1960s.
These two factors combined with many more things, caused the Conservative Party to be severely beaten by the Labour Party, with the former getting 121 seats in the House of Commons and the latter receiving 411. As his final act as PM, Sunak gave a speech in front of the Downing Street home, saying the people had spoken, but he had done many things right. The new PM is Sir Keir Starmer.
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