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Who is Keir Starmer, the man on course to become new British Prime Minister

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, has won 360 seats and crossed the majority mark of 326 seats to form the government in the UK

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:56 AM IST

UK elections: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat as Labour Party crosses majority

Britain's opposition Labour Party has won a 326-seat majority in the parliamentary election, set to put an end to the 14-year-long rule of the Conservative Party

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:29 AM IST

UK elections: How Starmer defied expectations to lift Labour back to power

He has now led the Labour party to victory, on track for the biggest majority in Parliament since at least Tony Blair's New Labour landslide in 1997

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:21 AM IST

UK election: Exit polls predict bruising defeat for Rishi Sunak-led Tories

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

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 9:37 AM IST

Highlights: PM Modi's goal for high-income India by 2047 unlikely to be achieved, says Martin Wolf

Latest news updates: Catch all the news updates from around the world here

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:52 PM IST

Starmer to be UK's new prime minister, Sunak concedes election defeat

The centre-left Labour has already won more than 326 of the 650 seats in parliament, with an exit poll suggesting it would capture about 410

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

Voting begins in UK polls; future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance

Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst towards incumbent Tories after 14 years in power and has had to contend with trailing far behind 61-yr-old Keir Starmer-led Labour Party throughout 6-week campaign

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 1:04 AM IST

UK elections: Who is Keir Starmer and what's his vision for UK-India ties?

Keir Starmer, the Centre-Left Labour Party's leader, is the current favourite to win UK's July 4 election and replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2024 | 7:05 PM IST

Can AI be the next UK PM? Well it's among the candidates seeking votes

UK elections: As many as 46.5 million Britons are eligible to vote in today's election to choose the members of the Parliament across 650 constituencies

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2024 | 6:22 PM IST

Future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance as voting begins in UK polls

Candidates are being fielded for 650 constituencies across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with 326 required for a majority in the first past the post system

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2024 | 11:55 AM IST

UK elections: Five questions ratings firms have for the new government

With a relatively modest 1.3 percentage point of GDP primary budget deficit likely this year, the UK isn't as far away from a debt-stabilizing balance as G7 peers the US, France and Italy are at least

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2024 | 11:30 AM IST

UK to go to polls today; 46.5 mn voters to decide Rishi Sunak's fate

The electorate votes for members of Parliament across 650 constituencies with 326 required for a majority in the first past the post system

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2024 | 9:40 AM IST

Here's all you need to know about Indians' voting rights in the UK

The United Kingdom is home to a 1.8 million strong Indian diaspora, which can significantly influence the upcoming electoral outcomes

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 4:59 PM IST

UK polls to deliver a diverse Parliament, high number of British Indian MPs

According to an analysis by the British Future think tank, the Labour Party is set to have by far the largest number of ethnic minority

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 1:27 PM IST

UK Election 2024: Key issues, candidates, and voting process explained

On July 4, voters across the United Kingdom will elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with each member representing a local constituency

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 12:20 PM IST

Frontrunners trade barbs on economy as UK poll campaign enters final day

Opinion polls show Starmer's Labour Party is set for a big win that would end 14 years of Conservative government

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 12:01 PM IST

As UK poll campaigning enters final hours, Sunak tries to turn a corner

United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Rishi Sunak's 20 months in office, and on the four Conservative prime ministers before him

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 11:33 AM IST

Don't do something you regret, cautions UK PM Sunak in final push for votes

Once you make that decision on Thursday, there's no going back, he added

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2024 | 11:04 PM IST

UK elections: Voters wonder if their votes will make a difference

Opinion polls put centre-left Labour well ahead of the governing Conservatives nationwide, but many voters remain undecided and even more are jaded

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Updated On : 01 Jul 2024 | 11:50 AM IST

Temple trail: Sunak, Starmer both try to woo British Hindu voters

Starmer was welcomed to the tunes of an India-Scottish pipe band at the Kingsbury Temple, where he also began his speech in the same way as Sunak with Jai Swaminarayan

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Updated On : 30 Jun 2024 | 10:59 PM IST