London: 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...
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Exit poll suggests huge majority for Labour in U.K. election | CBC News
Britain’s Labour Party was headed for a huge majority in Britain’s election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. The poll, released moments after voting closed in the parliamentary election, indicated that Labour Leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s...
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Here’s all you need to know about Indians’ voting rights in the UK
4 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 4:59 PM IST As the United Kingdom (UK) is set to go to polls on July 4, a lesser-known fact is that Indian citizens living in Britain can also vote. The UK is home to 1.8 million Indian diaspora, which can, therefore, help determine...
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General election 2024 polls: Latest UK tracker
A month of frenzied campaigning has passed since Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on a July general election, with tomorrow’s vote looming, time has all but run out for his party to engineer a desperately needed reversal in fortune if they are to remain in power. Labour has been comfortably ahead in the polls...
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UK Election 2024: Key issues, candidates, and voting process explained
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Reuters 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 12:20 PM IST The United Kingdom is gearing up for its first national election in nearly five years, with voters heading to the polls on July 4. This election could be a defining moment for Prime Minister Rishi...
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US-style cannabis shops, return of EU freedom of movement, free social care and a £9.4billion tax raid on bankers and the super rich: Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election manifesto – before heading off to ride a rollercoaster
The Liberal Democrats opened the door to US-style cannabis shops in Britain today as the party launched an election manifesto that also seeks to get the UK back into the EU. Under the party’s health plans it would seek to tackle the spread of high-strength ‘skunk’ via criminal gangs by allowing ‘licensed retailers’ to sell...