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UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is an ex-human rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and methodical mind to fixing the country. If exit polls are confirmed, at 61, Starmer will be the oldest person to become British prime minister in almost half a century — and comes just nine years since he was first elected to parliament. The married father-of-two is unlike most modern politicians: he had a long and distinguished career before becoming an MP and his views are rooted in pragmatism rather than ideology. “We must return politics to service,”…
The first month of a Keir Starmer premiership will be a whirlwind of international diplomacy including meetings with US President Joe Biden and European leaders. His first steps on the world stage will be just days away, at the NATO 75th anniversary summit being held in Washington next Tuesday to Thursday. Starmer will then play host at Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, in central England, on July 18, at a European Political Community meeting, with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Olaf Scholz expected. Labour, out of power since 2010, has pledged a foreign policy of “progressive realism”, seeing a more volatile…
With Labour predicted to become the biggest party in the UK parliament, here are the contenders for the most prominent ministerial positions. – Deputy Prime Minister: Angela Rayner – Rayner, 44, is an outlier in a country long dominated by a ruling class disproportionately educated at private schools and Oxford and Cambridge universities. She grew up in social housing in northern England, left school without a degree and became a single mother at 16. A trade unionist before being elected to parliament in 2015, she was elected as Labour’s number two in 2020. Her left-wing background and straight-talking style –…
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 losses. The poll showed Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government. Sunak’s party were forecast to only take 131 seats, down from 346 when parliament was dissolved, as voters punish the Conservatives for a cost-of-living crisis and years of instability and in-fighting which has seen five different prime ministers since 2016. In the last six…
UK Election 2024 LIVE Updates: The United Kingdom is on the brink of a significant political shift as the country voted in a parliamentary election on July 4 that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to power. As per predictions, Starmer is heavily favoured to win a historic mandate and the Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, are going to face their worst defeat in 14 years. Results from the UK’s 650 constituencies trickle in overnight, with the winning party expected to hit 326 seats – the threshold for a parliamentary majority. If Tories lose, this would…
Britain is voting today in a general election widely expected to hand a landslide win to the opposition Labour, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. The first national election since Boris Johnson won the Tories a decisive victory in 2019 follows PM Rishi Sunak’s surprise call to hold the polls six months earlier than required. The gamble might backfire spectacularly, as surveys conducted through the six-week campaign pointed to a heavy defeat for the right-wing party and almost certainly put Labour leader Keir Starmer, 61, in Downing Street, with an almost supermajority. The UK operates under a first-past-the-post system where…
A school bus with 40 children crashed into several vehicles in Haryana’s Hisar this morning after its brakes reportedly failed. However, locals claimed that the driver was drunk. The bus with students of Delhi Public School was speeding down National Highway 9 in heavy rains when the accident happened. The driver, unable to control the bus, rammed several vehicles, including a bike. Locals rushed the man riding the two-wheeler to a hospital and his condition is said to be critical. The bus also hit a hatchback car and the impact of the crash pushed it under a moving truck. Fortunately,…
Making a late-night appearance outside the ashram in Mainpuri where Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari is believed to be staying, the self-styled godman’s lawyer said he does not know where he is and does not need to know either. Repeating the claim that anti-social elements caused the stampede at the religious event organised in the godman’s honour in Hathras, in which 121 people were killed, the lawyer also said the baba is a follower of the law and will not go on the run. The original name of the ‘godman’ is Suraj Pal. The lawyer hired by Pal is…
A broken pole, footwear scattered everywhere and dented cars – this was the scene at Mumbai’s Marine Drive after the T20 World Cup victory procession of Team India passed the iconic sea face. The aftermath paints a picture of the rush on the streets of the city to see the World Cup heroes. There are no reports of any injuries so far. Massive crowds converged at the promenade to watch the team that had brought T20 cricket’s most coveted prize home after more than a decade. The fans, some of them in blue jerseys, cheered the team with slogans of…
In May 2024, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a surprise snap election announcement. Now, the UK will vote on July 4 and the focus, apart from the Prime Minister’s Conservative Party, is on Keir Starmer, the Labour Party’s candidate and the leader of the opposition. Mr Starmer is not a firebrand politician, but the Labour Party believes his steady and dependable leadership is exactly what Britain needs after 14 years of Conservative rule. At 61, Mr Starmer is favourite to win the upcoming election. Here are some facts about Keir Starmer: 1. Keir Starmer was born on September 2,…