29/650 seats declared Results explained +/- figures based on 2019 results modelled to new constituency boundaries. If a seat’s boundaries did not change, +/- figures based on defending party at dissolution *326 seats needed for an overall majority. A working majority requires a lower number as certain MPs do not usually vote First results expected...
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U.K. voters cast ballots in national election with results expected by Friday
Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised his own party on May 22 when he called the election, which could have taken place as late as January 2025. After 14...
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Monthly World News Agenda
SEOUL (South Korea) – Samsung workers strike VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10) TOKYO (Japan) – CLAMP women’s manga collective exhibition at National Art Center (To September 23) MANILA (Philippines) – Philippines-Japan high-level defence and security talks PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIJING (China) – Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits (To 10) MOSCOW (Russia) – India’s PM Narendra Modi...
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UK election votes expected to deliver Labour landslide, knock out PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives
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...
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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...
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The U.S. celebrates July 4, but independence from Britain is marked around the globe. Here’s a look at how and when different countries celebrate.
On July 4, the United States celebrates its independence from Britain with displays of fireworks, barbeques, shopping — and for an estimated 70 million citizens this year, travel. The United States’ celebration is held on the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But America isn’t the only country that celebrates...
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U.K. election live updates: Incumbent Sunak pitted against Starmer as Britain votes
Share Who is Keir Starmer, the self-described socialist making a bid for top office? Labour leader Keir Starmer during a rally in London on June 29, 2024.Stefan Rousseau / AP Starmer is running against Sunak, whose Conservative Party has run the country 14 years. But for a man who could rule this key American ally, the...
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UK General Election 2024: When And Where To Watch LIVE Coverage
Rishi Sunak’s party is tipped to face its worst defeat in nearly two centuries. The United Kingdom is on the brink of a significant political shift as the country votes today. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is heavily favoured to win a historic mandate in the general election, marking a potential end to 14 years...
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Sunak’s apology as he concedes defeat; Starmer set to become UK PM
“I will speak out for you, have your back, fight your corner, every single day.” That’s what the man tipped to be the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister told his constituents in his victory speech after winning his seat of Holborn & St Pancras with a majority of 11,572. Starmer is due to have a...
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UK elections 2024 LIVE updates: U.K. to go to polls; future of PM Rishi Sunak hangs in balance
U.K. election set to deliver more diverse Parliament, high number of British Indian MPs The U.K. general election 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...
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UK General Elections Live Updates: UK Votes In Historic Polls Today
UK Election 2024 Live Updates: United Kingdom is gearing up for a national election. New Delhi: Britain’s political leaders made a frantic push for votes late Wednesday in the last hours of an election campaign expected to return a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative rule. Several surveys predict Labour will win more than...
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Your Guide To UK General Election
For an overall majority, a party has to secure at least 326 seats. London, United Kingdom: British voters go to the polls on Thursday in a general election to choose new members of parliament. House of Commons Voting is taking place for all 650 MPs in the lower chamber of parliament, each representing a constituency...