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Plan to send migrants from UK to Rwanda 'dead and buried': Starmer

Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in charge declaring the ousted Tories' plan to deport migrants to Rwanda ‘dead and buried’ and pledging growth as his government's ‘number one mission’.

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New UK PM Starmer vows to rebuild Britain

Keir Starmer on Friday promised to ‘rebuild Britain’ as he took office as the UK’s new prime minister following his centre-left Labour party’s landslide general election victory...

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Pound climbs after Labour election win

The pound advanced Friday after Britain’s centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing...

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UK’s new government faces tough economic challenge

Britain’s new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures....

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Labour wins UK general election, ending Tories' tenure

Keir Starmer on Friday will become Britain’s new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour Party arty swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule....

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Broken healthcare services at forefront ahead of UK vote

Fatme Ibryanova, 36, will travel from Britain to Turkey next month, not to holiday but for a medical appointment about surgery she is struggling to get on the UK's ‘broken’ state-run health service.

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UK party leader says West provoked Ukraine war

Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of...

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Labour pitches for power with promise of growth

Britain’s Labour party on Thursday launches its general election manifesto, hoping that a promise to get the economy growing again will catapult it into power after...

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UK leaders clash in TV debate

The leaders of Britain’s two main political parties faced off in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign on Tuesday, a month before voters go to the polls and with predictions of a record win for the main opposition Labour party...

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UK envoy to Mexico sacked after pointing gun

Britain’s ambassador to Mexico was removed from his post after allegedly pointing an assault rifle inside a vehicle carrying embassy staff, reports said Friday.

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US, UK air strikes on Yemen kill 16

The United States and Britain carried out air strikes on Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Iran-backed rebels’ maritime attack capabilities, with Huthi....

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Sunak, Starmer to debate next week

Britain’s Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer will go head-to-head next Tuesday in the first televised debate of the election campaign, broadcaster ITV announced on Wednesday...

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Migrants arriving in UK by sea top 10,000 this year

More than 10,000 irregular migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain on small boats this year, government data released on Saturday showed — unwelcome news for prime minister Rishi Sunak as he seeks re-election...

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UK inflation slows to near 3-year low

Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, boosting the governing Conservatives before this year’s general election...

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UK economy exits recession

Britain has emerged from a short-lived recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, boosting embattled prime minister Rishi Sunak before this year’s general election...

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Labour urges UK election after Tory losses

Britain’s Labour on Friday urged prime minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election after the opposition party made significant gains in English polls that...

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