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Page 2 - Latest Updates on Rishi Sunak

Former British Indian MP Alok Sharma takes seat in House of Lords

Sharma was among seven nominations made by outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak for his customary Dissolution Peerages

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2024 | 5:18 PM IST

Nato summit, mending EU relations among first tasks for new UK PM Starmer

Starmer has said there will be no change to Britain's staunch support for Ukraine, and has pledged to increase UK military spending to 2.5% of GDP - though he hasn't put a date on it

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2024 | 11:40 AM IST

Record 29 Indian-Origin MPs set to shape UK Parliament after 2024 election

Labour has emerged as the predominant party among People of Indian Origin (PIO) MPs, winning 19 seats, marking a substantial rise compared to previous terms

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2024 | 10:14 AM IST

How Labour beat Conservatives in Britain after 14 years, by the numbers

Labour has won 412 seats a 63 per cent majority of the 650 seats in the lower house of Parliament. One seat remains undeclared

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2024 | 7:42 AM IST

UK's newly-elected Parliament most diverse ever except at the top

The Conservatives went from having just two minority MPs in 2005 to 22 in 2019 as well as Britain's first Asian prime minister, who lit Diwali candles outside Downing Street with his family

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2024 | 7:23 AM IST

Highlights: PM Modi's goal for high-income India by 2047 unlikely to be achieved, says Martin Wolf

Latest news updates: Catch all the news updates from around the world here

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:52 PM IST

India-UK ties: 'Continuity' the buzzword among former diplomats, experts

The Labour Party's manifesto promised that its government will seek a new strategic partnership with India, including a FTA

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:23 PM IST

UK will get a 'government of service': Keir Starmer in first speech as PM

Starmer acknowledged that the lack of trust could only be healed by actions, not words and pledged that his government would treat every single person in the country with respect

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 7:05 PM IST

Record Indian-origin MPs elected in UK; PM Modi congratulates Keir Starmer

PM Modi also praised outgoing British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak for his admirable leadership of the United Kingdom

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 4:18 PM IST

Highlights: Will have your back, says Labour's Keir Starmer after victory

United Kingdom Labour Party highlights: Keir Starmer's Labour Party bagged the victory the UK general election by passing the magic number. Incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak retained his seat

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 3:11 PM IST

World leaders congratulate Starmer after Labour's victory in UK election

We will continue the work begun with the UK for our bilateral cooperation, for peace and security in Europe, for the climate and for AI, said French President while congratulating Keir Starmer

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 2:58 PM IST

Former PM Liz Truss among big name losses amidst landslide win for Labour

Truss, whose turbulent 45-day period in power has been blamed by many Conservatives for Thursday's historic defeat, lost her South West Norfolk constituency to Labour candidate, Terry Jermy

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 1:53 PM IST

Starmer to be UK's new prime minister, Sunak concedes election defeat

The centre-left Labour has already won more than 326 of the 650 seats in parliament, with an exit poll suggesting it would capture about 410

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

The UK election winner only becomes PM when King Charles III says so

It's a moment that embodies the fact that, technically at least, the right to govern in the United Kingdom is still derived from royal authority

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 11:31 AM IST

UK Election: Expelled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wins as independent MP

Corbyn won the Islington constituency with 24,120 votes, 7,247 more votes than Labour's Indian-origin candidate Praful Nargund, who secured 16,873 votes

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 11:12 AM IST

Who is Keir Starmer, the man on course to become new British Prime Minister

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, has won 360 seats and crossed the majority mark of 326 seats to form the government in the UK

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:56 AM IST

UK elections: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat as Labour Party crosses majority

Britain's opposition Labour Party has won a 326-seat majority in the parliamentary election, set to put an end to the 14-year-long rule of the Conservative Party

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:29 AM IST

UK elections: How Starmer defied expectations to lift Labour back to power

He has now led the Labour party to victory, on track for the biggest majority in Parliament since at least Tony Blair's New Labour landslide in 1997

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 10:21 AM IST

UK election: Exit polls predict bruising defeat for Rishi Sunak-led Tories

According to the exit poll, which is often quite close to the final tally, Labour could win as many as 410 seats, comfortably crossing the half way 326 mark and notching up a 170-seat majority

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 9:37 AM IST

Voting begins in UK polls; future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance

Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst towards incumbent Tories after 14 years in power and has had to contend with trailing far behind 61-yr-old Keir Starmer-led Labour Party throughout 6-week campaign

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2024 | 1:04 AM IST