The election in Great Britain

Labor vs. 194 seat advantage - biggest in 100 years

The Labor Party is heading for a landslide victory in next month's UK election. In a recent survey by Yougov/Sky News, the Social Democratic Party looks to win 422 seats in the British parliaments while the Conservatives get 140 seats.

When all parties are included, Labour's majority is 194 seats strong. It is the biggest advantage since the 1924 election and a bigger electoral victory than both Tony Blair's 1997 and Margaret Thatcher's 1983.

Opinion polls have long given Labor very strong figures, and Monday's survey shows that support is increasing. Last month's poll showed that the party would get 403 seats.

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Nigel Farage stands in the British election after all

Far-right politician and prominent Brexit advocate Nigel Farage is standing in the British election, British media reports.

The announcement comes just over a week after he said that this summer's election is not the "right time" for him to run. At a press conference, he says that "many" have been disappointed that he is not running and has therefore changed his mind.

- No matter how difficult it is, I cannot let all the millions who support me down, he says.

At the same press conference, he announces that he will once again lead the Reform Party.

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Analysis: A dark Monday for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

The fact that far-right Nigel Farage announced on Monday that he is standing in next month's British election means that the Tories are losing their most conservative voters. That's what the BBC's Ione Wells writes in a quick analysis.

"Many in the Labor camp are secretly happy, as the right-wing seems to be splitting," she writes, while adding that it is not about a huge number of votes.

But Rishi Sunak doesn't have many votes to lose. Just a few hours after Farage's press conference, Sky News published an opinion poll that gives Labour's record support.

The channel's Jon Craig writes that the biggest fear in the Labor Party is that they will claim the landslide victory in advance while panic spreads within the Tories.

Even The Times' Steven Swinford writes about Sunak's tough Monday.

“The already gloomy picture became even darker. Before the election was announced, Sunak promised the best comeback in history. The comeback required are now more impressed than ever," he writes.