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Sunak Delivers His Final Speech as PM

His next stop was Buckingham Palace

(Newser) - The British political system doesn't give lame ducks much time to linger in power. Hours after the vote count confirmed the Labour Party's landslide victory and Rishi Sunak conceded defeat, the Conservative leader traveled to London and delivered a final speech as prime minister. He then went to...

UK Swings 'Wildly to the Left' on Big Election Night

Britain's Labour Party sweeps to power

(Newser) - Britain's Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results showed, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation, the AP reports. Labour leader Keir Starmer...

UK Exit Poll: A Landslide for Labour
UK Exit Poll:
Labour, in a Rout
Jul 4, 2024 4:50 PM CDT

UK Exit Poll: Labour, in a Rout

Keir Starmer is on track to govern with a huge parliamentary majority

(Newser) - The Labour Party is on track to win 410 parliamentary seats, a major exit poll showed late Thursday, making leader Keir Starmer the UK's next prime minister. That would nearly provide Labour its best election result ever, CNN reports. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party was running a...

Sunak Could Lose His Seat in Tory Wipeout
Sunak's Party
Set for Historic
Loss in UK
Elections
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 4, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Sunak's Party Set for Historic Loss in UK Elections

In a big first, even the prime minister could lose his seat

(Newser) - This year, the Fourth of July is Election Day in the UK—and it's expected to be Rishi Sunak's last day as prime minister, with polls suggesting his Conservative Party faces a loss of historic proportions. The party held 349 of the 650 seats in Parliament when Sunak...

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Drown Out UK Candidates

Sunak, Starmer hold final televised debate of campaign

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled to get their messages across Wednesday as the final televised debate of the election campaign began, as protesters outside the building drowned out their answers. The two politicians vying to become Britain's leader after the July 4...

Betting Scandal Angers Sunak
Betting Scandal Angers Sunak
Jun 22, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Betting Scandal Angers Sunak

Conservatives, especially, haven't shaken trust issues in UK

(Newser) - Rishi Sunak, who's trailing badly in polls ahead of the UK's July 4 snap election, really didn't need a scandal to complicate his campaign to remain prime minister. But Conservative Party candidates and others close to Sunak are being investigated on suspicion of placing bets on when...

Sunak Protection Officer Arrested Over Election Bets

Officer is suspected of using inside information to bet on British election date

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election last month—and investigators believe one of his protection officers saw it as an opportunity to cash in. Police say an officer working as part of Sunak's close protection team was arrested this week on suspicion of misconduct in public...

UK Leader Roasted After Leaving D-Day Events Early

Election opponents jump on Rishi Sunak's decision to sit for TV interview instead

(Newser) - President Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made time to attend the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, but the UK's prime minister had an election season TV interview scheduled. So Rishi Sunak left France for home, and the UK was represented...

UK PM Wants to Bring In Compulsory Service for Teens

Opposition calls campaign announcement on national service 'desperate'

(Newser) - In a move the opposition Labour Party calls "desperate," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising to bring back a form of conscription if his Conservative Party wins the July 4 election. Sunak, who surprised the country by calling the election last week, said Sunday that the party...

UK's Sunak Makes Surprise Election Move

With his party far behind in the polls, prime minister calls an election

(Newser) - With his Conservative Party far behind the opposition Labour Party in the polls, Prime Minister has surprised Britain by calling an election for July 4. The latest possible election date would have been January 28 and a fall election had been widely expected. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street,...

After UK Clears Deportation Bill, 5 Die in English Channel

Human rights groups describe new legislation as cruel

(Newser) - At least five people have died while crossing the English Channel, according to French media, hours after the UK approved a migrant deportation bill, per the AP . The Voix du Nord newspaper said the bodies were discovered at the Wimereaux beach in northern France on Tuesday. The rescue operation is...

Prince Harry Arrives to Visit King Charles

Meanwhile, Britain's PM says king's cancer was 'caught early'

(Newser) - Prince Harry arrived in London on Tuesday after an overnight flight from California, and was seen arriving at his father's Clarence House residence in the afternoon. About an hour later, King Charles and Queen Camilla left for the royal rural residence of Sandringham, waving to well-wishers outside the gates...

Top Court: UK Can't Send Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda

Supreme Court decision deals PM Rishi Sunak's policy a big blow

(Newser) - Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government's contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal, striking a major blow to a key policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government that has drawn international attention and criticism. Five justices on the...

In British Politics, One Major Firing and One Surprise Return

Ex-PM David Cameron joins Cabinet, and divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman is out

(Newser) - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government. Cameron, who led the UK government between 2010 and 2016, was appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a Cabinet shuffle that also saw...

Big Tobacco Not Thrilled With UK PM's Latest Push

Rishi Sunak's plan for progressively rising smoking age would effectively bar younger generation

(Newser) - If you're a British middle schooler looking forward to the day when you can wander into a Tesco and legally pick up a pack of cigarettes, you have a long wait ahead—as in forever, if Rishi Sunak's plans come to fruition. Per the AP , the UK prime...

Greenpeace Stages Sit-In on Rishi Sunak's Roof

Activists against oil drilling draped UK PM's country home in Richmond in black fabric

(Newser) - Greenpeace demonstrators draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric Thursday to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Video posted by the group showed a crew dressed in bright red jumpsuits, helmets, and safety harnesses carrying ladders and...

Biden, Sunak Recommit on Ukraine, Agree to Address AI

President says two nations are 'leading together'

(Newser) - President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia's ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on clean energy and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. In wide-ranging talks at the White House, the leaders said they agreed on a...

UK's Deputy Prime Minister Quits After Bullying Probe

Dominic Raab complains that threshold for bullying was 'set low'

(Newser) - UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab grudgingly resigned Friday after an independent investigation found he bullied civil servants, though he criticized the findings as "flawed." Raab's announcement came the day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received the investigation report into eight formal complaints that Raab, who is...

China Isn't Thrilled With US' Nuclear Sub Deal
China Isn't
Thrilled With
US' Nuclear
Sub Deal
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 14, 2023 6:37 AM CDT

China Isn't Thrilled With US' Nuclear Sub Deal

US and UK teaming up to provide nuclear subs to Australia in move to counter China in Indo-Pacific

(Newser) - Three Western allies came together Monday to announce details on what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling the "biggest single investment in Australia's defense capability in all of its history." It's the AUKUS pact, a deal in which the US and Britain will provide Australia...

Amid UK Energy Crisis, a Wild Story About PM's Pool

Rishi Sunak is paying for the electrical grid update required for his pool, sources say

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently had a new gym, tennis court, and heated 40-foot pool installed at his weekend manor home, and the pool requires so much energy that an update to the electrical grid was required. According to the Guardian's sources, Sunak is paying for the tens...

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