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July 5, 2024 8:19 PM

New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos

Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife. Standing outside his new office and residence at Number 10 Downing Street, Starmer acknowledged the scale of the challenge after his party's landslide victory in a parliamentary election ended 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government. He warned that any improvements would take ...

July 5, 2024 4:41 PM

UK elections: PM Modi congratulates Keir Starmer for landslide victory, thanks outgoing PM Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on his decisive victory in the UK general elections, expressing enthusiasm for a productive partnership with the Labour leader. “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to @Keir_Starmer on the remarkable victory in the UK general elections. I look forward to our positive and constructive collaboration to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all areas, fostering mutual growth and prosperity," ...

July 5, 2024 10:40 AM

“Labour Party has won…”: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat in UK’s general elections

"Labour Party has won...": Rishi Sunak concedes defeat in UK's general elections UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, candidate for the Conservative Party in the country's snap polls on Friday conceded defeat and declared that the "Labour Party has won" the general election, CNN reported. "The Labour Party has won this general election," Sunak said, adding that he called up Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory. "The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight," Sunak said fr...

OSMOTHERLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 04: A voter enters a polling station to cast their vote in the general election on July 04, 2024 in Osmotherley, United Kingdom. Voters in 650 constituencies across the UK are today electing members of Parliament to the House of Commons via the first-past-the-post system. The election was announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the surprise of the nation on May 22, 2024. The last general election to take place in July was in 1945, following the Second World War, which resulted in a landslide victory for Clement Attlee's Labour Party. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

July 4, 2024 5:36 PM

Britons vote in election expected to propel Labour to power

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 period of infighting and turmoil under the Conservatives that led to five prime ministers in eight years. This means Starmer, a 61-year-old forme...

STOKE, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 1: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a speech during his visit to the Well Healthcare Supplies as he campaigns in the Midlands on July 1, 2024 in Stoke, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Conservative leader makes his final appeals to voters, as the election day approaches. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

July 4, 2024 11:52 AM

Rishi Sunak faces bleak future as Britain heads to polls

Britain looks set to elect Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as its next prime minister when voters go to the polls on Thursday, sweeping Rishi Sunak's Conservatives out of office after 14 often turbulent years. Opinion polls put Starmer's centre-left party on course for a landslide victory as voters turn their backs on the Conservatives following a period of infighting and turmoil that led to five prime ministers in eight years. However, surveys show many voters simply want change, rather tha...

18 May 2023, Japan, Hiroshima: A gardener works on a G7 logo made of flowers with Genbaku Dome in the background in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The G7 summit in Hiroshima will be held May 19-21. The "Group of Seven" (G7) is an informal alliance of leading democratic industrialized nations of members Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

June 12, 2024 12:51 PM

Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes

Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes at home even as they seek solutions for many of the world's most pressing problems. U.S. President Joe Biden faces a polarized electorate and dismal approval ratings ahead of a re-election bid in November while British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks certain to lose power in a national vote next month. The leaders of France and Germany are reeling from heavy defea...

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - JUNE 3: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Leander Rowing Club as he campaigns on June 3, 2024 in Henley-on-Thames, England. Since announcing that the UK General Election will be held on July 4th, Rishi Sunak has visited key battleground regions across the UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

June 5, 2024 4:05 PM

Why immigration is a major issue in Britain’s election

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising to cut immigration levels if his Conservative Party wins next month's election, making the issue one of the major battlegrounds of the upcoming vote. Sunak hopes the issue will distinguish his party from the opposition Labour Party, which is currently ahead by more than 20 points in opinion polls. THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE Immigration has long been a major political question in Britain, with voters expressing concern that large influxes put excess p...

SALFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 4: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout provided by ITV, Julie Etchingham hosts Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (C) during first head-to-head debate of the General Election on June 4, 2024 in Salford, England. The first televised debate of the 2024 General Election between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will take place on ITV. (Photo by Jonathan Hordle - ITV via Getty Images)

June 5, 2024 12:52 PM

In heated debate, Britain’s Sunak, Starmer go head-to-head on the economy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's economy, with the PM accusing the opposition party of wanting to increase taxes if it wins power at a July 4 election. Both Sunak, a Conservative, and Starmer stuck to their campaign lines in their first debate just weeks before a general election opinion polls suggest Labour is set to win, with Sunak saying only he had a plan to spur Britain's paltry economic growth and Starme...

May 23, 2024 5:19 PM

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party rival Keir Starmer will kick off their election campaigns in earnest on Thursday, a day after Sunak surprised the nation by calling a vote for July 4. Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls, ended months of speculation centred on an election in October or November, and instead used a rain-soaked address to the electorate to kick off what is likely to be six weeks of ...