Keir Starmer Is on the Cusp of Power in the Uk
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ABC News - World
Who's who in Britain's new Labour government led by Keir Starmer
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed a Cabinet of Labour Party lawmakers and a few outside experts as he tries to tackle priorities including boosting a sluggish economy, building more homes and fixing the creaking state-funded ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Keir Starmer Says He Will Change Britain. But Who Will Pay for It?
Growing budget constraints mean the new prime minister could face a tough choice between higher taxes or spending cuts. -
The New York Times - World
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. -
BBC News - Top stories
Keir Starmer arrives in NI on first visit as prime minister
The overnight visit will see the Labour leader continue his tour of the UK after travelling to Scotland earlier on Sunday. -
Financial Times - World
Labour’s mountain to climb: the challenge facing Keir Starmer’s government
Seven charts that show the scale of problems in UK public services after decades of under-investment -
Financial Times - World
FirstFT: Labour sweeps to power in UK election
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The Wall Street Journal - World
Politicians Usually Moderate When in Power. Britain's Starmer Could Be Different.
Despite a plain-vanilla campaign, the U.K. Labour Party leader may have no choice but to swerve to the left once in office. -
Financial Times - Business
Starmer rules out UK rejoining EU single market in his lifetime
Labour leader’s stance is at odds with the opinion of many of his party’s votersUnited Kingdom -
Financial Times - Business
Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory
New leader names Rachel Reeves as first female chancellorUnited Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
Sunak's 'dismal end' and 'bland' Starmer: World media reacts to UK election
Labour's landslide victory has been followed closely by media commentators around the world.United Kingdom -
Financial Times - Business
Starmer warns UK that ‘broken’ public services will take time to fix
Prime minister says NHS improvements and prison reform will not be an ‘overnight job’United Kingdom -
NBC News - Top stories
Who is Keir Starmer, the self-described socialist set to lead the U.K.? Some Brits still don't know
Labour's Keir Starmer looks set to win a landslide victory against Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the U.K.'s general election. -
The Guardian - World
Labour isn’t winning by luck. Keir Starmer has earned a historic victory | Rafael Behr
The opposition leader has always been a man on a mission. On Thursday, keep in mind that none of this was inevitable. Time has dragged in the final stages of the election campaign. It feels like the end of a long-haul flight – the plane has ... -
The Guardian - World
Keir Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing seat
Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’. UK general election live: latest updatesKeir Starmer has hailed a “new age of hope and opportunity” as millions of people ... -
ABC News - World
Labour's Keir Starmer says voters ‘have spoken and they are ready for change’ as exit poll points to landslide win
Labour's Keir Starmer says voters ‘have spoken and they are ready for change’ as exit poll points to landslide win -
ABC News - World
Keir Starmer officially becomes Britain's new prime minister, after ceremonial “kissing of hands’’ with King Charles III
Keir Starmer officially becomes Britain's new prime minister, after ceremonial “kissing of hands’’ with King Charles IIIUnited Kingdom -
CBS News - Top stories
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. -
CBS News - Top stories
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 -
NBC News - Politics
‘There will be no honeymoon’: Keir Starmer becomes U.K.’s first Labour PM in 14 years
Sir Trevor Phillips, presenter of Sky News’ “Sunday Morning,” joins Meet the Press NOW to report on the landslide victory by the British Labour Party on July 4 and how the U.K. is following the American election season. -
The Guardian - World
How Keir Starmer can learn from Anthony Albanese’s missteps as he tries to rebuild Britain | Marc Stears
The need to focus on core economic issues and build a bridge between urban progressives and working-class voters are key lessons for new UK PM. Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt 5 o’clock on Friday ... -
The Guardian - World
Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think again | William Keegan
Labour’s new prime minister is in a position of strength in relation to Brexit. He must be bold for Britain’s sake. The first moves of a new prime minister can have lasting consequences. When Clement Attlee went from being wartime deputy prime ... -
ABC News - World
UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win
Britain’s Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed the party a landslide victoryUnited Kingdom -
Yahoo News - World
As power in Europe teeters further to the far right, the UK has done the opposite
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The Guardian - World
‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election
Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots, but Rishi Sunak conducted himself with civility and respect. “Today power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner, with goodwill on all sides,” a gracious Rishi Sunak declared in the ...United Kingdom -
The Guardian - World
‘Keir we go’: what the UK papers say as Labour wins landslide in general election
With Keir Starmer set to become prime minister after 14 years of Tory rule, the British front pages reflect on a historic election result. General election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerAfter a night filled with a few ...United Kingdom -
ABC News - World
New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing St. for first time since Labour’s landslide victory
New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing St. for first time since Labour’s landslide victory -
MarketWatch - Business
Starmer’s Labour Party returns to power in the U.K. for the first time in 14 years: exit poll
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has vaulted back to power in the U.K. for the first time in 14 years, according to exit poll data released Thursday. -
ABC News - World
UK Prime Minister Starmer says he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
UK Prime Minister Starmer says he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to RwandaUnited Kingdom -
NBC News - Top stories
New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday on his first full day in office that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda as he vowed to get change in motion, though he warned it will take time.United Kingdom -
The Guardian - World
Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – UK politics live
New chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’. Rachel Reeves has finished the speech, in which she confirmed a range of measures to speed up planning. ...United Kingdom -
CNBC - Business
Polls set to close in landmark UK election as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm as the country elects a new parliament.United Kingdom -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Britain's Labour Party was on course to win a landslide election victory, according to an exit poll published Thursday night, as voters appeared set to hand its leader, Keir Starmer, one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in British history.
Britain’s Labour Party was on course to win a landslide election victory, according to an exit poll published Thursday night, as voters appeared set to hand its leader, Keir Starmer, one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in British history. -
Financial Times - Business
How Starmer can succeed
The new prime minister will need to use the political capital that comes from a huge majority if he is to keep populism at bay -
BBC News - Top stories
Electioncast: Starmer Inside No 10
Starmer holds cabinet meeting on his first full day as PM -
Financial Times - Business
Starmer stands supreme but he cannot ignore the Reform surge
Tories suffer a punishment beating from the voters