STORY: :: Larry the Downing Street cat looks unfazed by the UK's political earthquake
:: July 5, 2024
:: London, England
The center-left Labour won a massive majority in the 650-seat parliament.
Rishi Sunak's Conservatives suffered the worst performance in the party's long history as voters punished them for a cost of living crisis, failing public services, and a series of scandals.
Sunak was due to meet King Charles to formally resign as prime minister on Friday and stand down as leader of the defeated Conservative Party.