Rishi Sunak, the outgoing UK Prime Minister who is married to the daughter of Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, on Friday, July 5, gave his resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. Rishi Sunak’s wife and renowned writer Sudha Murty’s daughter, Akshata Murty grabbed eyeballs during her husband’s address for sporting a cotton dress...
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video Global election season | How will results in UK, others impact India?
Elections herald change in UK with a Labour landslide, but also France and Iran, while the campaign trail hits a shocking turn in the US- Should New Delhi worry about losing friends in high places and how will results change the geopolitical landscape for India? Hello and Welcome to WorldView at The Hindu with me...
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UK Election 2024: Labour Party origin, vision and more
The Labour Party in the UK has won the general election 2024 with majority votes. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party is expected to take oath as Britain’s next prime minister. Starmer has defeated the Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak by a huge margin, thereby ending the 14-year rule of the Conservatives over Britain. The Labour...
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‘Change begins now’: Keir Starmer delivers victory speech as Rishi Sunak concedes defeat in UK election
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat in the UK general election on Friday and said that he has congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on being the next prime minister of the country. This comes just as the Labour Party breaches the majority mark in the elections, winning 326 out of the total...
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“UK Gets Its Future Back”: Labour’s Keir Starmer In Victory Speech
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will be the new UK Prime Minister (File). New Delhi: Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer delivered a storming victory speech Friday morning after the party swept the UK general election, declaring the country “gets its future back after 14 years (of a Conservative Party government)”. A relieved-looking Prime Minister-elect said, with...
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Meet Keir Starmer, who is expected to become the next Prime Minister of Britain
Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain’s highest political office. The 61-year-old, named after Labour’s founding father Keir Hardie, is the centre-left opposition party’s most working-class leader in decades. “My dad was a toolmaker, my...
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Two major stories explain the rise of Labour in the UK: the first is Britons’ disillusionment with the Tories
The apparent Labour landslide installing Sir Keir Starmer as Britain’s new prime minister was a widely expected outcome in an otherwise unstable world. The exit poll taken across the UK indicates that the anticipated landslide has occurred. In the UK, this exit poll is generally reliable. Jointly funded and organised by the BBC, Sky UK...
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UK Election 2024: Rishi Sunak’s Tories set for major defeat, Keir Starmer eyes PM post | Top updates
Britain’s Labour Party is headed towards a landslide victory in the ongoing general elections in the United Kingdom, with the results expected shortly. Exit poll predictions and early trends show that the Conservative Party will be pushed out after 14 years in power. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Britain’s main opposition Labour Party...
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UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Exit poll suggests landslide victory for Labour Party
UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks after winning his seat at Holborn & St Pancras during the UK election in London, Britain, July 5 2024. UK Election Results 2024 LIVE: Britain’s Labour Party seemed poised for a landslide victory in the parliamentary election conducted on Thursday, as indicated...
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Live: Voting in final stages as UK holds first summer election since World War II
British newspapers react to Rishi Sunak’s soggy speech that began the campaign.(ABC News: Riley Stuart) Elections always have missteps, but the Tories have had more than their fair share in a campaign that arguably needed to be watertight to give them any chance of victory. Even the start was a shocker. At the moment Rishi...
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UK Election 2024: Hour-By-Hour Guide To How The Results Come In
A sign for a polling station near the Houses of Parliament in London. The UK votes Thursday to decide whether Labour Party leader Keir Starmer can end 14 years of opposition and win the keys to 10 Downing Street, or whether – somehow – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak can buck the polls and claim what...
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UK election 2024: Key candidates in fray, their promises, issues at stake
Millions of voters across the United Kingdom will vote on July 4 to elect a new government. Voters across the country will elect 650 members to the House of Commons. The party winning a majority of seats in the UK’s First past the post system will form a new government. This combination photo shows the...
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