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Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, left, and Victoria Starmer, his wife, arrive to cast their votes in the general election, in London, UK. Photo / Getty Images

UK sees first change of government in 14 years

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024, 5:05pm

Christopher Luxon is set to meet the UK’s new Prime Minister next week.

He said in a media standup earlier today that he would work with “every leader the partner countries deliver” and was confident he would have a good relationship with whoever won the election.

Labour’s Keir Starmer has won the election by a landslide, the party having taken over 360 seats.

ZB Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he has a busy first month, with diplomatic meetings with various world leaders in store.

“For the first time now in 14 years, we’re going to see a change in government. Let's only hope that the Labour Party is better than the one that we saw here.”

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