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 This is CNBC's live blog tracking the result of the U.K.'s parliamentary election. Scroll down for updates.

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. 

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LONDON — The U.K.'s opposition Labour Party won a huge parliamentary majority in the country's general election, unseating the incumbent Conservatives after 14 years.

Early on Friday morning, Labour passed the threshold needed to govern alone as outgoing PM Rishi Sunak conceded defeat. Keir Starmer, leader of the center-left Labour, will become the country's next prime minister and declared victory in the early hours.

"We did it," he said, addressing his Labour colleagues. "You campaigned for it, you fought for it — and now it has arrived ... change begins now."

Some projections show Labour will gain its second-largest majority after former Prime Minister Tony Blair's 179-seat majority in 1997.

Millions of people across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Thursday voted for their local representatives in the 650-member House of Commons, the U.K.'s lower house of parliament. Ballots are still being counted, with constituencies announcing their winning candidate as soon as votes are tallied.

The plane has landed normally and those who sustained different types of injuries are already being treated

At least 40 passengers were injured when an Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo hit strong turbulence, prompting an emergency landing in Brazil, reported news agency AFP.

The health secretariat of Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state told AFP that those injured were taken to hospitals and clinics in Natal for treatment of “abrasions and minor traumas”. Of them, eleven remain hospitalised.

30 passengers were injured after a flight from Madrid to Uruguay was hit by “strong turbulence” and had to make an emergency landing in Brazil, Spanish airline Air Europa said on Monday.

 “Our flight UX045 bound for Montevideo has been diverted to the Natal airport (in Brazil) due to strong turbulence,” Air Europa said in a post on X.

“The plane has landed normally and those who sustained different types of injuries are already being treated.”

The aircraft hit by turbulence was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The plane has the capacity to hold up to 339 passengers, according to Air Europa’s website.

Damage on the inside of the plane that was forced to land in Brazil after turbulence.

Damage on the inside of the plane that was forced to land in Brazil after turbulence. Courtesy Pichi Pastosa

“From one moment to the next, the plane destabilized and went into a dive. The people who didn’t have seat belts went up in the air and hit the ceiling, and they got hurt – those who had seat belts on, not so much,” one of the passengers, Maximiliano, told Reuters.

Another passenger, Stevan, told the news agency: “There are passengers with fractures and injuries to their arms, faces, and legs. There are about 30 people injured. It was a pretty horrible feeling; we thought we were going to die there, but thank God it didn’t happen.”

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a productive meeting on Friday, reaffirming their commitment to the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the timely completion of ongoing projects. They also agreed on upgrading CPEC and advancing its second phase.

The prime minister briefed President Xi on Pakistan’s policies for economic reform, industrial development, agricultural modernisation, and regional connectivity. He emphasised the critical role CPEC plays in Pakistan’s development, asserting Pakistan's commitment to fostering synergy between the development strategies of the two countries through close coordination.

The meeting took place at the historic Great Hall of the People, with both leaders accompanied by federal ministers and senior officials. This was PM Shehbaz's first meeting with President Xi since assuming office in 2024. The encounter was marked by traditional warmth, reflective of the strong friendship and close strategic ties between the two nations.

The prime minister thanked President Xi for the warm welcome extended to him and his delegation. He recalled President Xi's historic visit to Pakistan in 2015, which marked the formal operationalisation of CPEC, ushering in a new chapter in bilateral relations.

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The leaders reaffirmed the "All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership" and expressed their resolve to deepen cooperation across diverse domains, including political, security, economic, trade, and people-to-people exchanges. They also discussed regional and global developments, including the situations in Afghanistan, Palestine, and South Asia, particularly the human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

Both sides reiterated their longstanding support for each other’s core interests.

Commending President Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Global Development Initiative (GDI), Prime Minister Shehbaz highlighted CPEC's significant contributions to Pakistan’s socio-economic development as the flagship project of BRI. He reiterated Pakistan's commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Chinese nationals, projects, and institutions in Pakistan.

The prime minister also noted that Pakistan's agenda for people-centric socio-economic development aligns with China’s concept of 'shared prosperity.'

President Xi Jinping hosted a banquet in honour of Prime Minister Shehbaz, during which another round of discussions on matters of mutual interest took place.