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Labour landslide as Keir Starmer set for 410 seats in historic UK election victory

Tory wipeout as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party to win just 131 seats after 14 years in powerResult will be welcomed in Dublin following tensions with London over Brexit and borderResults to roll out overnight as 650 Westminster seats to be filled, including Northern Ireland

UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (Jacob King/PA)

Fionnán Sheahan in Hackney, London

Labour have won a landslide victory in the UK general election with Keir Starmer being dramatically swept to power.

The new UK Prime Minister will have a majority in Westminster of 170 seats with Labour set to elect 410 MPs, according to an exit poll after voting ended tonight.