WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United States on Thursday at a security-focused summit clouded by worries about whether the U.S. will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed around...
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EU and Britain hold first talks to ‘reset’ ties after UK vote
“As we work to reset the relationship, we discussed strengthening security and economic cooperation – to create a safer and more prosperous Europe,” Thomas-Symonds wrote on X. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin on Sunday. Photo: AFP Sefcovic described the meeting as constructive and said he was “looking forward to our cooperation”. Britain’s new...
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EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants
On Wednesday Poland said it would do whatever it took to resolve the migrant crisis on its border with Belarus. Radoslaw Sikorski, the foreign minister, had previously said that his country did not rule out a complete closure of the border, while Andrzej Duda, the president, raised the border crisis in talks with his Chinese...
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Nato summit, mending EU relations among first tasks for new UK PM Starmer
Starmer is set to make a high-profile international debut next week, when he is expected to attend Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 11:40 AM IST New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election...
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How Labour beat Conservatives in Britain after 14 years, by the numbers
Labour’s landslide brought a new party to power for the first time in 14 years. (Photo: Reuters) 3 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 7:42 AM IST Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election for control of the nation’s government. With most votes counted, here’s a...
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UK’s newly-elected Parliament most diverse ever except at the top
The new cabinet’s demographic may already be influencing policies previously avoided by the Conservatives, such as removing a tax break for private schools and using the funds to employ more teachers. (Photo: Reuters) 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 7:23 AM IST By Siraj Datoo British voters elected the largest...
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‘Change begins now’: Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer wins huge mandate to be ‘boring’
Labour Party takes over in UK Keir Starmer will take over today as the UK’s next prime minister after the Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide. Fox – 5 Atlanta LONDON − The backdrop was noticeably light on celebratory Union Jack flag-waving. The jubilation detectable but restrained. The speech enthusiastic and self-certain....
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Exit poll: UK voters punish Conservatives after 14-year rule, hand Labour landslide win
General Election 2024: June 26 round-up A daily round-up as the UK is set to go to the polls for a July 4 election. PA Media – News LONDON − Britain’s center-left Labour Party was set to comfortably win a historic general election, an exit poll showed, ousting the Conservative Party by a huge margin...
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2024 U.K. election is set to overhaul British politics. Here’s what to know.
London — British voters will head to the polls Thursday to vote in the country’s first general election since 2019. Here’s what to know. Who is up for election in the U.K.? British voters will not be directly electing a new leader on Thursday. Under the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system, voters choose their local representatives for...
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Vote-ready UK waits to scoop up Brexit boost
Eight years after Britain voted for Brexit, businesses still lament economic fallout caused by the country’s departure from the European Union, with little prospect of change after this week’s election. Vote-ready UK waits to scoop up Brexit boost “After Brexit, I had to close my second shop to cut my loss,” ice-cream parlour owner Diego...
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Tory Remainers are the authors of their party’s defeat
The oddity of European politics is that Britain is moving sharply to the Left while most of the Continent is moving even further to the Right. In Britain, young people and even the middle aged are abandoning Conservatism. Elsewhere in Europe, the young are the pillars of a radical Right-wing upsurge. On the Continent, the...
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No Brexit renegotiation without free movement, warns Barnier
Mr Barnier, who negotiated Britain’s split from the EU and the future trade agreement, told The Telegraph that the bloc would welcome fresh talks but would not ease its previous red lines. He said: “It is one thing to say that we can revisit the relationship between the UK and the EU, and in the...
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