Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party on Friday surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government. The center-left Labour won a massive majority in the 650-seat parliament. Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives suffered the worst performance in the party’s … Read more
PM Modi had a message for both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Keir Starmer on winning the UK elections and said he was looking forward to a positive collaboration with the Labour leader. He also had a message for outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak. Starmer is set … Read more
LONDON: For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer has led Britain’s Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday will become prime minister – the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. national election since Tony Blair, who won three in a … Read more
The Labour Party is poised for a significant victory in the UK general election, as exit polls indicate a major defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. This marks the end of the Conservative’s 14-year governance of Britain. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Concedes Rishi Sunak acknowledged the Labour Party’s triumph, stating, “The Labour … Read more
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 … Read more
As we near polling day, Helen Pidd speaks to columnist Marina Hyde and the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer John Crace, who have spent the last six weeks writing about the lowlights and gaffes of the general election campaign. Reflecting on the campaign, Marina wonders if it all ‘could have been done in an email’, and … Read more
One candidate served as the United Kingdom’s most recent prime minister and currently leads the Conservative Party. Another claims to be from space, has promised to “build at least one affordable house, which is more than all the other parties can muster between them” and wants to force all former prime ministers to enlist in … Read more
London: The UK general election on Thursday is expected to deliver the most diverse Parliament in the country’s history, including in the number of parliamentarians of Indian heritage likely to be elected from across the nation. According to an analysis by the British Future think tank, the Labour Party is set to have by far … Read more
“Russia is a prime example of this,” Oliver Dowden said London: Britain’s deputy prime minister warned Sunday that the country’s upcoming general election faces threats from hostile actors such as Russia seeking to influence the UK’s democratic process. The country will go to the polls on Thursday, in an election expected to oust the governing … Read more
It hurts, and it makes me angry,” the 44-year-old British Indian leader Rishi Sunak said. London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday reacted to a racist slur targeted at him, saying it made him “hurt and angry”. Speaking to reporters on the general election campaign trail, Sunak said his two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, … Read more
