“My approach will be to respect that decision-making, and to be clear we will work with whoever the American people elect into office,” Starmer said. In his remarks, Starmer praised Biden for putting defense at the center of his term in the White House, adding we “live in a dangerous, volatile and increasingly insecure world.”...
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UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it set out its plans for “national renewal” at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. Stabilizing the U.K.’s public finances and spurring economic growth were at the center of Prime Minister Keir...
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First past the post vs proportional representation explained
The UK general election has thrown the spotlight on the electoral system because the result was “the most disproportional on record”, according to Darren Hughes, the chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society. He said: “We have already had a growing chorus of calls for PR [proportional representation] in the aftermath.” Nigel Farage, the Reform...
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Hundreds of new UK lawmakers are sworn in as Parliament returns after a dramatic election
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers trooped excitedly into Parliament on Tuesday after the U.K.’s transformative election brought a Labour government to power. The halls of the labyrinthine building echoed with excited chatter of the 650 members of the House of Commons — 335 of them arriving for the first time. That compares...
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French deadlock, UK elects record number of women – your quick recap of recent elections around the world
In a year where almost half the world is heading to polls, it’s unsurprising we’ve seen multiple international elections in just a few days. It can be hard to keep up with the surprise swings, new leaders, resignations, and campaign speculation. So we’ve rounded up the latest election news from around the grounds in one...
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6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month
Relations with nations and regions The new prime minister has immediately embarked on a tour of Britain’s devolved nations to seek a “reset” of relations with the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Discussing the four-nations tour at his press conference Saturday, Starmer said he wanted not just to meet the first ministers...
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‘Change begins now’: Britain’s new premier, 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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‘At least it’s not the Tories’: Rain, apathy and surprises after UK vote
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Pro-Palestine independent candidates and Farage’s far-right party each win four seats as Labour achieves landslide victory. “At least it’s not the Tories,” my neighbour says as she shields herself from the rain with an umbrella. That’s the feeling among many in the United Kingdom on Friday after the Labour Party’s landslide election win,...
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Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party’s problems were grave before Friday’s resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain’s richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. Predecessors such as Tony Blair and Boris Johnson were more politically astute and able to connect...
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World leaders congratulate Starmer after stunning election win
Keir Starmer has become the United Kingdom’s new prime minister after his centre-left opposition Labour Party swept to a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. “The work for change begins immediately,” Starmer said in a speech outside 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence. “We will rebuild Britain. …. Brick by brick,...
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International report – Does the UK’s change of leaders spell better relations with the EU?
The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour’s election win in Britain, with European Council President Charles Michel calling it “historic”. But Labour’s landslide victory doesn’t mean that London will turn back the clock on Brexit. Keir Starmer has pledged to “make Brexit work” and seek “an ambitious” security pact with the the European...
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He’s derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain’s Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country’s 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. national election since Tony Blair, who won...