Rishi Sunak Resignation: British PM Rishi Sunak has announced his resignation. In the exit polls that came after the ongoing voting for the UK parliamentary elections, Sunak’s party is seen getting a crushing defeat.
Rishi Sunak Resignation: The Conservative Party of Britain is getting a crushing defeat in the exit poll results. Meanwhile, there are reports of Rishi Sunak resigning from the post of Prime Minister. If the exit poll results turn out to be true, then this time the Labor Party will get a huge victory in the UK. With this, the country will get Keir Starmer as the new Prime Minister.
Actually, the United Kingdom (UK) is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. General elections are held in all these four countries. In total, there are 650 constituencies in the whole of Britain. Of these, 533 seats are in England, 40 seats in Wales, 59 seats in Scotland and 18 seats in Northern Ireland. Voting took place from 7 am to 10 pm on June 4, after which the counting of votes is going on and the results are also coming now. Meanwhile, there is news that Sunak may resign from the post of Prime Minister.
326 seats are needed for majority
According to the BBC exit poll, Keir Starmer’s party can win 410 seats, while Rishi Sunak’s party Conservative is estimated to get only 131 seats. 326 seats are needed to form a majority government in the House of 650 MPs of Britain. Rishi Sunak has announced his resignation from his post as soon as there was a sign of defeat.
Signs of Labor Party’s return to power
If the results of the exit poll turn into reality, then the Labor Party can return to power in Britain after 14 years. According to the latest figures, the Labour Party has won 60 seats, while the Conservative Party has managed to get only 3 seats. It is expected that the Labour Party may make a comeback this time.
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