Britain’s Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to his supporters at the Tate Modern art gallery in London, July 5, 2024.

Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results showed, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation.