Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will be the new UK Prime Minister (File). New Delhi: Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer delivered a storming victory speech Friday morning after the party swept the UK general election, declaring the country “gets its future back after 14 years (of a Conservative Party government)”. A relieved-looking Prime Minister-elect said, with...
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UK General Elections: Why Keir Starmer’s Labour Win Could Be A Positive Shift In India-UK Relationship
Home News UK General Elections: Why Keir Starmer’s Labour Win Could Be A Positive Shift In India-UK Relationship A Labour win with Starmer in charge could see a change in stance on the matters of Hindu hate. Starmer had said “there is absolutely no place for Hinduphobia in Britain” and that Labour would “build a new strategic...
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“I Am Sorry”: UK PM Rishi Sunak Concedes Defeat In UK Polls
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the country’s general elections as the trends showed that the Opposition Labour Party had won over 400 seats, while Sunak’s Conservative Party is ahead on 110. “The Labour Party has won this general election, and I’ve called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his...
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Keir Starmer Appointed UK PM: What This Means For India
Prospective UK PM Keir Starmer will take oath later today. London: Labour Party chief Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as the Britain Prime Minister, with election results pointing at a crushing loss for the Conservatives. The first month of a Keir Starmer premiership will be a whirlwind of international diplomacy including meetings with US President Joe...
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Keir Starmer pledges government of national service in first address
Keir Starmer pledges government of national service in first address Jump to content
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Two major stories explain the rise of Labour in the UK: the first is Britons’ disillusionment with the Tories
The apparent Labour landslide installing Sir Keir Starmer as Britain’s new prime minister was a widely expected outcome in an otherwise unstable world. The exit poll taken across the UK indicates that the anticipated landslide has occurred. In the UK, this exit poll is generally reliable. Jointly funded and organised by the BBC, Sky UK...
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What Does UK’s Labour Want To Do?
Labour has vowed to follow the UK fiscal rules and ruled out increasing income tax. London: Britain’s Labour party, predicted to win Thursday’s election, is promising a “decade of national renewal” and with a record landslide that gives the party a free reign to implement its programme. Here are its policies on key issues:...
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UK’s Labour on course for huge election majority, exit poll shows
Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses. Members of the media look at the exit polls on TV at the Richmond and Northallerton count...
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Huge Win For Labour, Historic Loss For Rishi Sunak’s Party: UK Exit Poll
Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next PM with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority. London: Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic...
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Live: Voting in final stages as UK holds first summer election since World War II
British newspapers react to Rishi Sunak’s soggy speech that began the campaign.(ABC News: Riley Stuart) Elections always have missteps, but the Tories have had more than their fair share in a campaign that arguably needed to be watertight to give them any chance of victory. Even the start was a shocker. At the moment Rishi...
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UK elections: Britons vote as PM Rishi Sunak’s future hangs in balance
The future of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party hangs in the balance as millions of voters across the United Kingdom cast their ballots on Thursday. Earlier, hundreds of thousands of people had cast their ballot by postal vote. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty leave a polling station...
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Rishi Sunak’s historic journey to becoming UK’s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage
No matter what the outcome of Thursday’s landmark general election in the UK is, Rishi Sunak‘s place in the history books as Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage is secure. The 44-year-old was undoubtedly the underdog in the election, coming at the end of a long line of Conservative Party leaders over 14 tough...