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Keir Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide victory in the 2024 parliamentary election, taking over from the Conservatives after 14 years in opposition. Below are details on new Prime Minister Starmer and his freshly appointed team of senior ministers: KEIR STARMER, PRIME MINISTER

Keir Starmer described the British economy as «in a bad state» on Monday, saying his new government would make the decisions needed to bring about change. «The economy is in a bad state, I think the whole country knows that. That's why there was such a strong mandate for the incoming Labour government for change,» Starmer, who led his party to a landslide election win last week, said. «What we now have to do is to get on and deliver that change.»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading off Sunday to the four corners of the UK as part of an «immediate reset» with governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Starmer, who said he has a «mandate to do politics differently» after his party's landslide victory, will meet Scottish First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh in an effort to «turn disagreement into cooperation». «That begins today with an immediate reset of my government's approach to working with the first and deputy first ministers,» he said. «Meaningful co-operation centered on respect will be key to delivering change across our United Kingdom.»

Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years

Britain, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, erstwhile coal-burning imperial behemoth, wants to be a “clean energy superpower.” At least that’s the promise of the man poised to be the next prime minister, Keir Starmer. His Labour Party was projected to win the parliamentary elections Thursday, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule. Labour made big campaign promises on climate. How that actually plays out will be felt not only in the daily lives of people in Britain, but also on the nation’s standing in the world.

Rishi Sunak, the current UK Prime Minister had called for a snap elections recently across the country that had come as a surprise and shock for both UK residents as well as pollsters, with the polling booths to finally open in the morning of July 4, within a matter of hours.

Consider a country whose economy has suffered due to years of lower productivity growth than its peers, high inequality and low private investment. To compound its problems, it is not part of dynamic free-trade zones, which would lower its tariffs, push its industry to be more competitive and reduce friction for goods crossing borders. This is the huge to-do-list that Keir Starmer faces as the new Prime Minister of UK, but it is also more or less the challenge that New Delhi confronts.

Britain heads to the polls Thursday, and talk about another election gamble that hasn’t paid off. In the same way President Biden hoped Americans wouldn’t notice his age and Emmanuel Macron assumed the French would rebuff the insurgent right, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thought—wrongly—that a summer election would focus voters on his virtues. In the event, voters still are trying to figure out what those virtues are supposed to be.

BBC has acquired Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's TV thriller "Sambre — Anatomy of a Crime," a series based on true events and focusing on a serial rapist's decades-long reign of terror.

The first one to arrive at 10 Downing Street for a meeting with the PM, Reyner will also hold the position of secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, succeeding Conservative rival Michael Gove. Rachel Reeves was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, succeeding former Tory cabinet member Jeremy Hunt. Reeves is UK's first female chancellor in the history of the job and formerly served as shadow minister for Labour for the past three years. David Lammy was also appointed foreign secretary, taking over from David Cameron, and Yvette Cooper is now home secretary. ...

Sunny," starring Rashida Jones. The series, based on Colin O'Sullivan's novel "The Dark Manual," promises a blend of mystery and humor that is set to captivate audiences. The first two episodes of «Sunny» are scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 10th. Following the debut, the remaining eight episodes will be released weekly every Wednesday on the platform, as mentioned in a report by Radio Times.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK free trade agreement, a statement said. Modi congratulated him on assuming charge and a remarkable victory of his Labour Party in the election. The statement said both the leaders recalled the historic relations between the India and the UK and reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen and advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the countries. Appreciating the positive contributions of the Indian community in the social, economic and political development of the UK, they agreed to continue to promote the close people-to-people ties.

Keir Starmer has been formally appointed as prime minister by King Charles III after his party secured 412 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, while the Conservatives fell to 121. The Liberal Democrats gained 71 seats, and both Reform UK and the Green Party picked up four seats each. London's blue-chip index FTSE 100 has climbed 0.2% so far today following Labour's victory, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 is up 1%, according to MarketWatch.  Sterling edged up 0.1% to $1.278 against the dollar and reached €1.18 against the Euro. These gains reflect growing investor confid...

British voters are picking a new government in a parliamentary election Thursday that is widely expected to bring the opposition Labour Party to power

The Conservatives ended up with 121 seats and came second to Labour, which took 412 seats. Many of the former Tory ministers will remain in the same roles from before the election, with James Cleverly now shadow home secretary, Jeremy Hunt shadow chancellor and Andrew Griffith appointed shadow secretary of state for science, innovation and technology. Keir Starmer names cabinet ministers with Angela Rayner as deputy PM But many former Tory frontbenchers are absent, either due to losing their electoral seat last week (4 July), or having stepped down in the aftermath, causing a mass...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed suggestions that his party is heading to defeat in Thursday’s general election

Britain looks set to elect Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as its next prime minister when voters go to the polls on Thursday, sweeping Rishi Sunak's Conservatives out of office after 14 often turbulent years. Opinion polls put Starmer's centre-left party on course for a landslide victory as voters turn their backs on the Conservatives following a period of infighting and turmoil that led to five prime ministers in eight years. However, surveys show many voters simply want change, rather than fervently backing Labour, meaning Starmer could enter office with one of the biggest to-do lists in British history but without a groundswell of support or the financial resources to tackle it.

Reeves was appointed head of the Treasury by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday (1 July), after his party won a landslide majority at the UK's 2024 general election. Campaigning on a promise of ‘Change', Reeves continued the PM's message in her first address in the role. Rachel Reeves appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Speaking to Treasury staff on Friday, she said it was an «honour» to be chancellor, adding «I know what a responsibility this brings – to guide our economy through uncertain times». In her inaugural speech today, Reeves said she has already been working on h...

Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader on track to be the UK's new prime minister, on Friday thanked voters and said the people of the country are «ready for change» and to «end the politics of performance». Starmer, 61, in his victory speech after winning from Holborn and St Pancras, said whether people voted for him or not, «I'll serve every person in this constituency.» According to the exit poll, which is often quite close to the final tally, Labour could win as many as 410 seats, comfortably crossing the half way 326 mark and notching up a 170-seat majority with the incumbent Tories led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak down to just 131 seats. «I will speak out for you, have your back, fight your corner every single day,» he said, adding people are «ready for change» and to «end the politics of performance».

Keir Starmer stepped through the front door of 10 Downing St. for the first time as prime minister on Friday. When he did, he entered the alternate reality of a man who meets regularly with King Charles III and has ultimate control of Britain's nuclear missiles, all while adjusting to life in a creaking 17th century landmark and trying to balance his work and personal life. On his first day in office, Starmer will get briefings from senior civil servants about key issues facing the government, receive congratulatory phone calls from world leaders and begin the process of appointing his Cabinet. Here is a look at some of the other traditions and responsibilities he faces on his first day inside No. 10.

LONDON—By Friday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will almost certainly be drummed out of Downing Street and his ruling Conservative Party facing its deepest hole in more than a century. Polls ahead of Thursday’s U.K.