Labour won 412 seats in the 650-seat parliament with only three seats left to declare. London: The UK general election marks a turning point for the country with Labour returning to power after 14 years of Conservatives in Downing Street. Here are the five biggest takeaways from a dramatic night. Labour landslide, but not historic … Read more
Truss lost her Norfolk South West constituency in eastern England to Labour by 630 votes. London: Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she sensationally lost her seat in parliament at the British general election. Truss’s defeat came as the constituencies of all her predecessors since the Tories won power … Read more
He has now led the Labour Party to victory, on track for the biggest majority in Parliament. On the eve of polls opening in the UK general election, Keir Starmer allowed himself a moment to reflect on how far he had come since he became leader of the Labour Party four-and-a-half years ago. Back then, … Read more
The crushing loss means the SNP will lose its position as Britain’s third-biggest party. London: Scotland’s pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually wiped out at the UK general election on Friday, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party overturned more than a decade of SNP domination by winning a … Read more
Labour has vowed to follow the UK fiscal rules and ruled out increasing income tax. London: Britain’s Labour party, predicted to win Thursday’s election, is promising a “decade of national renewal” and with a record landslide that gives the party a free reign to implement its programme. Here are its policies on key issues: … Read more