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He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to...
UK's landmark postwar elections: When Boris Johnson sought and got a mandate to 'Get Brexit Done'
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The...
Who are the main players in the UK's upcoming national election?
LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. Voters will elect 650 lawmakers representing as many constituencies, or local areas, and the leader of the party that returns the most lawmakers will...
Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?
LONDON (AP) — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants and needs after 14 turbulent years of Conservative rule. Starmer, the center-left party’s 61-year-old leader, is the...
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll end the era of 'gestures and gimmicks' if he wins power
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The left-of-center politician aiming to become Britain’s prime minister in three weeks’ time said Thursday he will lead a government that’s both “pro-business and pro-worker” and restore stability after years of economic and political turmoil. ...
