Keir Starmer names new cabinet, with Reeves as chancellor and Rayner as deputy PM

Summary

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his cabinet, with Rachel Reeves becoming the UK's first female chancellor
Angela Rayner is made deputy prime minister, Yvette Cooper becomes home secretary and David Lammy is the new foreign secretary
Wes Streeting, the new health secretary, says "the NHS is broken" and that talks on the junior doctor pay dispute will begin next week
Starmer vows to restore trust in politics and build a "government of service", in his first speech as prime minister
Rishi Sunak said he would resign as Conservative Party leader, after Labour's landslide victory in the general election

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Edited by Francesca Gillett

Labour gains Gillingham and Rainham from the Conservativespublished at 04:45 British Summer Time 5 July
Other recent Labour gains include:
- Ribble Valley (from the Conservatives)
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr (from the Conservatives)
- Edinburgh North and Leith (from the SNP)
Liberal Democrats gain Harpenden and Berkhamsted from the Conservativespublished at 04:45 British Summer Time 5 July
Labour gains Lancaster and Wyre from the Conservativespublished at 04:45 British Summer Time 5 July
Liberal Democrats gain Tiverton and Minehead from the Conservativespublished at 04:45 British Summer Time 5 July
I've congratulated Starmer on winning election - Sunakpublished at 04:45 British Summer Time 5 July
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Rishi Sunak's speaking after it was announced that he'd held on to his seat in Richmond, Yorkshire.
In a fairly short speech, he says "Labour has won this election" and that he's called Keir Starmer to congratulate him.
Image source, PA Media
Rishi Sunak holds Richmond and Northallertonpublished at 04:42 British Summer Time 5 July
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Rishi Sunak - who is, for now, still the prime minister - holds on to his seat in Richmond and Northallerton.
He wins with 23,059 votes.
Labour’s Tom Wilson got 10,874, and Reform got more than 7,000 votes.
Also worth a mention - Count Binface got 308 votes.
Conservative Jeremy Hunt holds Godalming and Ashpublished at 04:41 British Summer Time 5 July
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Conservative Jeremy Hunt has been almost absent from the national campaign as he fought hard to keep his seat in Goldalming and Ash.
And he did just enough, clinging on to a tiny majority of 891 votes (1.6%).
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt results coming nowpublished at 04:39 British Summer Time 5 July
Stay here - and watch live by pressing play at the top of the page...
Liz Truss could lose Norfolk seat - sourcepublished at 04:39 British Summer Time 5 July
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Henry Zeffman
Chief political correspondent
Image source, Reuters
Let me begin with a health warning. This is just from one source, but it’s a good source.
And they reckon Liz Truss could - I emphasise could - lose her seat of South West Norfolk.
If that happens I wouldn’t have the adjectives to do justice to it.
Labour gains Glasgow West from the SNPpublished at 04:38 British Summer Time 5 July
Labour gains Airdrie and Shotts from the SNPpublished at 04:38 British Summer Time 5 July
Liberal Democrats gain Wells and Mendip Hills from the Conservativespublished at 04:38 British Summer Time 5 July
How are the parties faring?published at 04:37 British Summer Time 5 July
Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert
Labour are continuing to progress towards their expected landslide victory, winning previously safe Tory seats across the country.
Their gains are largely on the back of a dramatic 20-point decline in Conservative support.
Labour's own vote is expected to be up by just under four points across the country, entirely as a result of a 20 point increase in support in Scotland.
In Wales, the party's vote has actually fallen back by four points, while in England the party's vote is largely unchanged from 2019.
Labour gains Mansfield from the Conservativespublished at 04:37 British Summer Time 5 July
Other recent Labour gains include:
- Hastings and Rye (from the Conservatives)
- York Outer (from the Conservatives)
- Central Ayrshire (from the SNP)
- Bexleyheath and Crayford (from the Conservatives)
- Bury South (from the Conservatives)
- Wolverhampton West (from the Conservatives)
- Bathgate and Linlithgow (from the SNP)
Plaid Cymru holds Dwyfor Meirionnyddpublished at 04:36 British Summer Time 5 July
Latest BBC forecast gives Labour majority of 170published at 04:34 British Summer Time 5 July
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Our number crunchers are hard at work, and the latest BBC forecast gives Labour a majority of 170 - that's up from the most recent forecast of 160.
Stay tuned as results from across the country continue to come in.
Gaza potentially costs Labour in Leicester Eastpublished at 04:33 British Summer Time 5 July
Professor Sir John Curtice
BBC polling expert
It may seem like a while ago now, but the Conservatives made their first gain over an hour ago in Leicester East.
Labour's vote there is down 29 points in a seat that was fought by the former Labour MP Keith Vaz and more than one pro-Gaza independent candidate.
This looks like a seat where Gaza has cost Labour dearly.
Streeting narrowly hangs on to Ilford North seatpublished at 04:30 British Summer Time 5 July
Hugh Pym
Reporting from Ilford North
Labour's Wes Streeting has only held his Ilford North seat by just over 500 votes after a strong challenge from an independent candidate running on the Gaza issue - Leanne Mohamad.
Liberal Democrats gain Glastonbury and Somerton from the Conservativespublished at 04:29 British Summer Time 5 July
Conservatives hold Sutton Coldfieldpublished at 04:28 British Summer Time 5 July