King Charles III welcomes Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party. Picture date: Friday July 5, 202...
The party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons usually forms the new government and its leader becomes prime minister. Unlike in other voting systems, there are no second rounds or ranking of first- and second-choice candidates, meaning it can be difficult for smaller parties...
Party members across the country will then vote to pick a winner, who will be announced Nov. 2. Jenrick, whoquit his rolein the government led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over his opposition to its policies on immigration, reinforced his front-runner status, securing 33 votes. He has woo...
After a ceremonial “kissing of hands” with King Charles III, Labour Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister and can form a majority government. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 11:48 PM GMT+8, July 5, 2024 Share The AP’s live coverage has ended, but there’s still plenty to ...
Javid, one of 11 candidates to replace Theresa May as prime minister, also said he would slow the pace of Britain's national debt reduction to free up cash that would be used to invest in education. (Reporting by William James; Editing by Dale Hudson/Mark Heinrich) ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Andrea Leadsom, one of the candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Tuesday that the British parliament could not stop Brexit taking place on Oct. 31. "In all circumstances we are leaving the European Union on the 31st of October this year,"...
Many senior Tory MPs were ousted, including defense secretary Grant Shapps, Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, and former prime minister Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak has said he will step down as leader of the party, and potential candidates, including former trade secretary Kemi Badenoch and for...
2, 2024.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung) 5 of 5 | Conservative leadership candidates Kemi Badenoch, from left, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat stand on the podium during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 2, ...
Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech outside Downing Street on July 5 after the Labour party won a landslide victory at the 2024 General Election. James Manning/PA Little more than an hour separated Keir Starmer’s speech from Rishi Sunak’s, but...
A longer leadership contest helps MPs build momentum around their preferred candidates — and it worked in 2005 July 14 2024 Josh Simons To beat the populist right, Labour must be an insurgent government Politicians in the main parties have been put on notice and given a simple mandate by inse...