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Tory big beasts fall one after the other in cabinet bloodbath: Follow our coverage as Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps and six others lose their seats

Published: 23:00 EDT, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 02:07 EDT, 5 July 2024

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Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps are among a number of Conservative cabinet ministers who have lost their seats in quick succession amid a Tory bloodbath.

The humiliating blows one after the other come as Sir Keir Starmer officially became Prime Minister - as Labour secured the required majority.

Although Mr Sunak managed to hold on to his Richmond and Northallerton sea and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt narrowly won his Godalming & Ash seat, eight members of his Cabinet members have so far been defeated.

Ms Mordaunt, the Conservative leader of the House of Commons who lost her seat of Portsmouth North, said in defeat: 'To anyone who is disappointed, democracy is never wrong.'

Defence Secretary Mr Shapps, who lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat, paid tribute to the 'selfless courage of the men and women of this country who serve in our armed forces'.

Chief whip Simon Hart, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer have also lost their seats.

Although Mr Sunak held his seat, he said: 'The Labour Party has won this general election, and I have called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.

'I will now head down to London, where I will say more about tonight's result, before I leave the job as Prime Minister, to which I have given my all.'

'I will now head down to London, where I will say more about tonight's result, before I leave the job as prime minister, to which I have given my all.'

Follow MailOnline's coverage as we look at the Tory big guns desperately clinging on to avoid a Portillo moment - a reference to Tory cabinet minister Michael Portillo losing a safe Tory seat in Labour's 1997 landslide.