{"id":2192,"date":"2024-07-04T21:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/keir-starmer-set-to-be-prime-minister-exit-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T21:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T21:21:10","slug":"keir-starmer-set-to-be-prime-minister-exit-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/keir-starmer-set-to-be-prime-minister-exit-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer set to be prime minister &#8211; exit poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer set to be prime minister &#8211; exit poll<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-fmt1c3-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election exit poll graphic\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/k7z3EA.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/0031\/live\/3ca107d0-3a47-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 976w\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Brian Wheeler<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Political reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T21:00:04.412Z\">20 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Labour is set to win a general election landslide with a majority of 170, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs \u2013 just short of Tony Blair&#8217;s 1997 total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number in post-war history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Liberal Democrats are projected to come third with 61 MPs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Scottish National Party will see its number of MPs fall to 10, while Reform UK is forecast to get 13 MPs, according to the exit poll. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Green Party of England and Wales is predicted to double its number of MPs to two and Plaid Cymru are set to get four MPs. Others are forecast to get 19 seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The exit poll, overseen by Sir John Curtice and a team of statisticians, is based on data from voters at about 130 polling stations in England, Scotland and Wales. The poll does not cover Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">At the past five general elections, the exit poll has been accurate to within a range of 1.5 and 7.5 seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-smoc0a-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hh51ad-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Conservative Party<\/li>\n<li>Keir Starmer<\/li>\n<li>Plaid Cymru<\/li>\n<li>Rishi Sunak<\/li>\n<li>Reform UK<\/li>\n<li>Green Party (England and Wales)<\/li>\n<li>General election 2024 <\/li>\n<li>Labour Party<\/li>\n<li>Liberal Democrats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Thu, 04 Jul 2024 21:00:04 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer set to be prime minister &#8211; exit poll Brian Wheeler Political reporter 20 minutes ago Labour is set to win a general election landslide with a majority of 170, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky. If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/keir-starmer-set-to-be-prime-minister-exit-poll\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Keir Starmer set to be prime minister &#8211; exit poll<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk-politics","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}