Labour's 2024 landslide that made Keir Starmer prime minister

Gone quiet · last story Jul 5, 2024

What this arc covers

Britain's July 2024 general election: Rishi Sunak's early call of the vote, Nigel Farage's entry, the campaign, and Labour's landslide victory that made Keir Starmer prime minister.

Earliest story we hold May 22, 2024 · 8 stories · 63 independent sources (counted once each) · 44 days

Part of Keir Starmer

  1. Labour's 2024 landslide that made Keir Starmer prime ministerThis arcMay 22 – Jul 5, 2024
  2. Keir Starmer's resignation and Andy Burnham's path to prime ministerFeb 5 – Sep 29, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jul 52024The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election7 articles · 7 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 0 right
Jul 42024Exit poll shows Keir Starmer on course for landslide UK election victory9 articles · 9 independent sources
2 left, 1 center, 2 right
Jul 3– 52024Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister after sweeping Labour election win79 articles · 40 independent sources
9 left, 18 center, 6 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. May 22 – 24, 2024Sunak announces UK elections for July 4, months earlier than expected45 articles · 32 independent sources
    1. May 22, 2024Sunak sets national election July 4
    2. May 24, 2024Why the Conservative MPs standing down at this election are a huge electoral threat to Rishi Sunak
  2. Jun 3 – 4, 2024Brexit champion Farage to run in UK election, further threatening Tory prospects25 articles · 20 independent sources
  3. Jul 2 – 4, 2024Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls17 articles · 12 independent sources
  4. Jul 3 – 5, 2024Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister after sweeping Labour election win79 articles · 40 independent sources
  5. Jul 4, 2024Exit poll shows Keir Starmer on course for landslide UK election victory9 articles · 9 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

May 20May 27Jun 3Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
May 20, 2024812438
Jun 3, 202457628
Jun 24, 20241206
Jul 1, 20241024697

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

24% left · 60% center · 16% right of 63 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 8 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. May 2024

    May 22– 24Sunak announces UK elections for July 4, months earlier than expected45 articles · 32 independent sources
    8 left, 12 center, 4 right
  2. June 2024

    Jun 3– 4Brexit champion Farage to run in UK election, further threatening Tory prospects25 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 4 right
  3. Jun 7– 8Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Jun 27Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain's July 4 election?6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. July 2024

    Jul 2– 4Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls17 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  6. Jul 3– 5Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister after sweeping Labour election win79 articles · 40 independent sources
    9 left, 18 center, 6 right
  7. Jul 4Exit poll shows Keir Starmer on course for landslide UK election victory9 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  8. Jul 5The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right