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Keir Starmer becomes U.K.'s new prime minister in major Labour Party victory
Keir Starmer's Labour Party won a massive majority in the U.K. election. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded his party's brutal defeat as the results are the worst faced by the Conservative Party in its 200-year history. -
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Keir Starmer becomes new U.K. prime minister after Labour Party's landslide victory
Voters delivered a historic blowout win for U.K.'s Labour Party on Thursday, ousting the Conservative Party that had controlled the country for 14 years. Keir Starmer became Britain's new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III and ...United Kingdom -
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Keir Starmer Is Britain’s New Prime Minister
The 61-year-old former human rights lawyer lacks the star power of some of his predecessors but led a remarkable turnaround for the Labour Party.United Kingdom -
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is About to Get a Crash Course in Statecraft
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to a NATO summit this coming week, where he will represent a rare point of centrist stability among unsettled allies. -
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What to know about Keir Starmer, UK's new prime minister
The Labour party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s election, bringing an end to 14 years of Conservative rule under five Tory prime ministers. Rishi Sunak immediately tendered his resignation as the nation's leader and is also standing down as ... -
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Sunak apologises after Tory defeat and says he will step down
In a speech outside Number 10, Mr Sunak said he would step down as party leader once arrangements for a successor are in place. -
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Keir Starmer, the steely incoming Labour prime minister
From football to his party to the country, the new UK leader has always been focused on winning -
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Starmer vows to serve whole UK as new Labour PM
The Labour leader pledges to return politics to "public service" after his party's landslide win.United Kingdom -
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Keir Starmer: From indie kid to prime minister
His route to No 10 has been one of twists and turns, from lively student days, decades in law to a late career change.
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