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 Tuesday, 14 August, 2001, 14:03 GMT 15:03 UK
Tony and Leo Blair The poll that never was
 A Labour landslide, more Lib Dems and the Tory leader resigns. So, no change there then.
Labour romps home again
Hague concedes defeat
Kennedy hails Lib Dem result
Turnout at 80-year low
A strong case of election apathy
Blair's triumph tarnished
World leaders hail Blair victory
William Hague Hague to step down
 William Hague is to resign as leader of the Conservative party following his disastrous showing in the general election.
Portillo hangs fire on leadership
Widdecombe urged to run
Battle on for Tory leadership
Memo to new Tory leader: Part I
Hangover in Hague's backyard
Resignation speech in full
A cumbersome procedure
Cabinet in his own image
 Tony Blair has constructed his new cabinet owing nothing to any faction or interest group within Labour.
Cabinet changes: At-a-glance
Vaz out, Harman in
Straw's Europe debut
Blunkett reviews paedophile lists
Morris: Schools must change
Straw's top task: Selling the euro
Lessons for SNP
 Leader John Swinney says the party must strengthen its organisation before the 2003 Scottish elections.
Plaid's night of mixed fortune
Spotlight on England
DUP gains damage Trimble
Changes to NI political map
Council boost for Tories
UK Scoreboard
After 659 of 659 seats declared
Party Seats Gains Losses Net
Lab 413 2 8 -6
Con 166 9 8 +1
LibDem 52 8 2 +6
SNP 5 0 1 -1
PC 4 1 1 0
UUP 6 1 5 -4
DUP 5 3 0 +3
SDLP 3 0 0 0
SF 4 2 0 +2
Oth 1 1 2 -1
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TALKING POINTTALKING POINT
Labour are back - what should they do first?
The new-look cabinet gears up for business


Blair's team for the 2nd term
The campaign in front pages
The campaign in front pages

Photo Gallery
Victory and defeat

A look back at the Tory leadership battles of the past 25 years
Tory battles past and present
POLL AFTERMATH IN QUOTES
It has been a remarkable and historic victory... It is also an instruction to deliver
Prime Minister Tony Blair
No man or woman is indispensable. No individual is more important than the party
Then-Tory leader William Hague
Unless the Conservative Party is prepared to be led, it doesn't matter if it's led by the Archangel Gabriel or Muffin the Mule
Former Tory party chairman Chris Patten
John is John and I'm lucky to have him as my deputy
PM Tony Blair after the 'Prescott punch'
Tough foreign policy choices
 The triangular relationship between the UK, Europe and the US could pose serious problems for Tony Blair during his second term.
Labour's business prospects
 On cue, a number of events will focus attention on Labour's business credentials just as new ministers take their seats after the election.
Labour's spending dilemmas
 The BBC's Dharshini David looks at how easy it will be for the returning Labour government to put its money where its mouth is.
Most farmers 'against euro'
 The National Farmers' Union's broadly pro-euro stance is out of kilter with most of its members, a survey says.
Welfare reform: The tasks ahead
 The Labour government faces a more difficult task in completing its reform of the welfare state in its second term of office.
Election aftermath in quotes
 BBC News Online rounds up the most memorable soundbites as Labour prepares for its historic second term.
'Election setback for black candidates'
 A group set up to campaign for greater black political representation expresses disappointment at number of new black MPs.
Trust me, I'm a doctor
 The fight to save health provision at Kidderminster Hospital flows in Dr Richard Taylor's blood.
Clockwatch: Key moments
The key news from the 2001 general election campaign.
Small anti-Euro vote
 Anti-European Union campaigners fail to attract much support in counts across the country.
What the results mean
 We explain what the BBC's predictions for the general election results mean.
Election gains
 As the dust settles, it emerges that few seats have actually changed party colours.
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BBC Political Correspondent Mark Mardell suggests how the Tories might revive their fortunes.
Memo to a Tory leader
The political map in Northern Ireland has undergone significant change
Balance of power
What actually happened on polling day?
So DID they vote?
A record number of women will sit in cabinet this time around
Sisters are doing it
A look at how the general election went in the English regions.
England round-up
Tony Blair's personal majority in Sedgefield fell by 8,000 votesBlair country
 Out and about in the PM's constituency
Flames of division
 Tory race opens Euro splits
Tony Blair celebrates an historic second termVote 2001
 Election night in two minutes
European newspapers were quick to react to Labour's election victory, describing it almost unanimously as Europe reacts
 Foreign press hail Tony Blair's "historic" win
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