The paperwork involved was jaw-dropping. Ringbinders, described in lawyer-speak as “bundles”, ran to hundreds of pages. It is referred to throughout: “Please look at the email which you sent to the applicant on July 12. You’ll find this on page 300. Have you got it?” Within moments I understood why, even for the most scrupulous...
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Exit poll suggests huge majority for Labour in U.K. election | CBC News
Britain’s Labour Party was headed for a huge majority in Britain’s election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. The poll, released moments after voting closed in the parliamentary election, indicated that Labour Leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s...
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UK general election live: Polls open in historic vote as Britain has its say on Starmer and Sunak
UK general election live: Polls open in historic vote as Britain has its say on Starmer and Sunak Jump to content
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Britain is in danger of becoming a global irrelevance
No sooner will our new Government have been formed after today’s general election than it will find itself facing intense scrutiny over its likely approach to the many global challenges that lie ahead. First stop for the newly-elected prime minister will be a visit to Washington DC on Tuesday to attend the 75th anniversary celebrations...
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UK Election 2024: Rishi Sunak 2.0 or Keir Starmer for PM? All you need to know
The campaigning for the general elections in the United Kingdom came to an end hours before the voting was set to take place across the entire country on July 4. These elections will likely end the current reign of the Conservative Party. While UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak eyes another term in office, the opposition...
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Here’s all you need to know about Indians’ voting rights in the UK
4 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 4:59 PM IST As the United Kingdom (UK) is set to go to polls on July 4, a lesser-known fact is that Indian citizens living in Britain can also vote. The UK is home to 1.8 million Indian diaspora, which can, therefore, help determine...
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2024 U.K. election is set to overhaul British politics. Here’s what to know.
London — British voters will head to the polls Thursday to vote in the country’s first general election since 2019. Here’s what to know. Who is up for election in the U.K.? British voters will not be directly electing a new leader on Thursday. Under the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system, voters choose their local representatives for...
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General election 2024 polls: Latest UK tracker
A month of frenzied campaigning has passed since Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on a July general election, with tomorrow’s vote looming, time has all but run out for his party to engineer a desperately needed reversal in fortune if they are to remain in power. Labour has been comfortably ahead in the polls...
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UK Election 2024: Key issues, candidates, and voting process explained
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Reuters 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 12:20 PM IST The United Kingdom is gearing up for its first national election in nearly five years, with voters heading to the polls on July 4. This election could be a defining moment for Prime Minister Rishi...
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UK election: Rishi Sunak hunts for votes among the robots, at 4:50 a.m
Badly lagging in the race to win Britain’s election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went hunting for votes among whirling robots in a retail distribution centre on Tuesday, kicking off his first campaign stop of the day before 5 a.m. (0400 GMT). Sunak, who has often looked exhausted as he crisscrossed the country during a six-week...
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In final days before UK election, PM Rishi Sunak insists he can stay in power
“It’s entirely wrong, this kind of declinist narrative that people have of the UK. I wholeheartedly reject,” he said. “It [the UK] is a better place to live than it was in 2010.’’ After 14 years of Conservative-led governments, many voters blame the party for Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, long waiting lists for healthcare, high levels...
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UK Elections 2024: Most Polls Predict Rout For Conservative Party
Home News UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party Faces Mounting Challenge As Most Polls Predict Rout For His Party’s 14-Year Rule Polling suggests that Conservatives are only ahead in one age group: people over age 65. (ANI) London: The Conservative Party, which has been in power in the United Kingdom for around 15 years,...