The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour’s election win in Britain, with Brussels foreseeing warmer ties with London though little scope to change existing post-Brexit arrangements. Brussels hails new UK govt but seen sticking to Brexit deal European Council President Charles Michel called Starmer’s victory “historic”, and stressed the EU and Britain “are...
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An ‘earthquake’ and a ‘crushing victory’: World media is stunned by level of Labour’s election success – and Nigel Farage’s – with some claiming it shows Britain WILL return to the EU
By David Averre Published: 08:19 BST, 5 July 2024 | Updated: 08:51 BST, 5 July 2024 The world’s media has heralded the victory of the Labour party in Britain’s elections as it shattered the Conservatives’ 14-year hold on power with a resounding majority. Much like at home, few tears were shed beyond British shores as...
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Keir Starmer takes power as British PM after Labour Party’s historic election win | CBC News
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Starmer acknowledged in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street that many people...
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Who could get key roles in a UK Labour government?
With Labour predicted to become the biggest party in the UK parliament, here are the contenders for the most prominent ministerial positions. Who could get key roles in a UK Labour government? Rayner, 44, is an outlier in a country long dominated by a ruling class disproportionately educated at private schools and Oxford and Cambridge...
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Ballot in Britain: Keir Starmer-led Labour Party set to sweep to power, ousting Rishi Sunak
London: Britons were voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer‘s Labour Party to power, sweeping away Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservatives after 14 often turbulent years. Opinion polls put Starmer’s centre-left party on course for a landslide victory but also suggest many voters simply want change after a...
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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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Voting begins in UK polls; future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance
London, Jul 4 (PTI) The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the UK on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election. The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister...
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Labour tipped to oust Tories at UK election – World News
LONDON Britain looks likely to see a change of government this week, swinging leftwards back to the center ground and the Labour party after 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. Voters will elect a new parliament from 7 a.m. today, with predictions of a landslide Labour win that would make Keir Starmer prime minister, 100...
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Ed Miliband’s ‘fantasy eco plans’ will create tens of thousands more jobs in China than in Britain, Tories warn
Labour seeks a huge boost in eco energy, but critics say it will be ‘made in China’ By Martin Beckford Published: 00:29 BST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 3 July 2024 Ed Miliband’s ‘fantasy eco plans’ will create tens of thousands more jobs in China than in the UK, senior Tories claimed last night....
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Labour win in U.K. election would likely mean continuity for Asia
Despite its strong campaign focus on domestic issues, Britain’s opposition Labour Party is unlikely to turn its back on the Indo-Pacific region should it win Thursday’s general election. If polls are correct, the party will win the vote by a thumping margin, putting an end to 14 years of successive Conservative-led governments as the country...
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Britain’s Conservatives are losing as they governed. Meekly
Squint a little and the letters “UwU” resemble someone with large, cartoonish eyes and a serene smile. The cutesy emoticon is a staple of a certain corner of the internet, in which grown-ups speak to each other in an infantile tone (“I’m just a smol bean”) and adopt feigned helplessness. PREMIUM A British Union flag...
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‘Join the revolt’: UK’s Farage to lay out election policies
Wales – Nigel Farage, whose entry into the British election has damaged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s already faint hopes of victory, will on Monday set out his Reform UK party’s policies, saying they should form the opposition to a Labour government. Farage is one of Britain’s most recognisable and divisive politicians and has pressured successive...