UK election: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat

Published 2024-07-04
Rishi Sunak has won his seat in Richmond, Yorkshire, but declared: “The Labour Party has won this general election.”

He has called Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, to “congratulate him on his victory”.

During the prime minister’s victory speech, he thanked his constituents in Richmond & Northallerton in what he described as a “difficult night” for the Conservative Party.

He said: “Today power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner, with good will on both sides that is something that will give us all confidence in our country’s stability and future.”

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All Comments (21)
  • @Aannto
    Niko moving inwards killed me 😂
  • @Rgcket
    The cameras trying so hard to ignore Niko 😂
  • @user-xe2jt5vl5g
    BBC & others tried to remove Niko from the video but failed 😂😂
  • @conrad7351
    Wtf is Niko doing there I swear that guy has the life of a Family guy episode 💀
  • @C-32819
    The way the camera zooms in, trying to ignore niko😭😭
  • @Nova2Yung
    Niko this absolute menace, he pops up in every political scene, his next vid will definitely be juicy 😂😂😂
  • Actually, Niko participated in this election solely to troll Sunak like this. If he hadn't participated, he wouldn't have been able to stand there to raise that , as he can't sneak through security as he usually does
  • @bio7377
    Hahaha the thumbnail with Niko in the background is just legendary stuff 😂 what a lad.
  • @Misty3100
    I can’t believe that Niko actually ended up on the news holding the paper and literally nobody mentioned anything 😂😂😂
  • @kushpop-420
    Oh my days niko is a beast that is top quality trolling
  • I'm watching this video because of speech ❌ I'm watching this video because of Niko ✔️
  • @April7739
    Wait, does Niko’s L sign actually have a little N and D on it for NDL? 😂
  • @naimahmed6147
    The fact they used Niko in the thumbnail shows how this channel feels about Rishi Sunak lol