A record number of Indian-origin politicians were elected to the House of Commons this week as the Labour Party made a comeback after 14 years. The lengthy list includes some prominent Conservatives — including former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — survived an overall brutal outcome for the Tory party as well as several new faces....
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New UK PM Starmer creates ‘Mission Delivery Boards’ for new Cabinet
London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday presided over his first Cabinet meeting and created “Mission Delivery Boards” for his ministers, including British Indian Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, to drive through the “change” he said the public had voted for in the general election. New UK PM Starmer creates ‘Mission Delivery Boards’ for new...
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“Not Prepared To Continue With Gimmicks”: New UK PM To Scrap Rwanda Plan
Keir Starmer said previously that Sunak’s policy was neither a deterrent nor value for money. London: Britain’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said he was “not prepared” to continue with the previous Conservative government’s flagship scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started… I’m...
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Keir Starmer to visit all four nations of UK – as he says Rwanda scheme ‘dead and buried’
The new prime minister has announced he will tour all four nations of the UK arguing he had secured a nationwide mandate with his landslide election victory. Sir Keir Starmer also insisted Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme is “dead and buried” after being quizzed by journalists. The prime minister said he will travel to Scotland first...
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Tinubu, EU, world leaders salute new UK PM, Starmer
The European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and world leaders, including French President, Emmanuel Macron, and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, among others felicitated the newly-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, on his victory at the just-concluded general elections. This is as his centre-left Labour party got a landslide victory, ending the...
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Larry the Cat, the United Kingdom’s ‘chief mouser,’ outlasts five prime ministers
With the United Kingdom’s elections on July 4, Keir Starmer is now set to become the country’s new prime minister. But while changes are afoot in the British government, one thing remains constant: Larry the Cat will continue living at 10 Downing St., the official residence of the prime minister, according to the Associated Press....
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Who is in Keir Starmer’s new U.K. government?
LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed his new government on Friday, a day after the Labour Party won a large majority in Parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative Party governance in the country. Starmer, whose own working-class background and long experience in the legal sector made him stand out from many of...
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UK election: How is the world reacting to Labour’s landslide?
BBC By BBC Monitoring and Matthew Davis The Conservatives have emerged with “broken bones” from the UK election after Rishi Sunak’s “dismal end” – but the big question for some in the international media is whether the “bland, even boring” Keir Starmer can clean up the UK’s “mess”. Labour’s landslide victory is being digested by...
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India-UK ties to grow incrementally with a fair share of challenges
The results of the recent parliamentary elections held in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2024, had been widely expected. The landslide victory of the UK’s Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer, which won 410 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons with 34% of the popular vote, is a harbinger of...
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World leaders congratulate U.K.’s new Prime Minister Starmer on resounding victory
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer stand outside Downing Street 10, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday congratulated Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his Labour Party stormed to power...
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New UK PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
London: 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...
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‘I am sorry, I take responsibility for loss…’: Rishi Sunak in his final speech as UK PM
On July 05, United Kingdom’s outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, apologised to the country after the Conservative Party’s defeat in the general election, its worst-ever in recent times, and accepted blame for it. Sunak, in his last speech to the nation as Prime Minister from outside 10 Downing Street, said, “To the country, I would...