UK Labour landslide election victory

UK Labour landslide election victory

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

How British election races are very different from American ones

How British election races are very different from American ones

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden speak at the start of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | AP The U.K. and U.S. have a lot in common — a shared language, history, democratic ideals and … Read more

UK polls point to a big Labour win. The party fears voter complacency

UK polls point to a big Labour win. The party fears voter complacency

Labour leader Keir Starmer poses for photos as he visits the Vale Inn on June 27, 2024 in Macclesfield, United Kingdom. In the final week of campaigning, Labour outlined its plans to expand opportunities for young people.  Cameron Smith | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — There’s been one main narrative since the … Read more

Who is the UK’s new prime minister?

Who is the UK’s new prime minister?

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks ahead of the U.K.’s general election on July 4, 2024.  Anthony Devlin | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — After 14 years of tumultuous Conservative rule, Britain’s Labour Party is expected to shake up the country’s politics with a return to power this year. The left-of-center … Read more

Revisited: From Blair to Starmer: Labour’s path to power, part 2 – podcast | News

Revisited: From Blair to Starmer: Labour’s path to power, part 2 – podcast | News

This week we are re-running some of our favourite episodes. Today in Focus will return with new episodes on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Labour went into the 1997 general election having been in opposition for 18 years. None of the shadow cabinet had any government experience. And yet the party led by Tony Blair was … Read more