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  UK: Major setback for Rishi Sunak as Conservative MP defects, accuses party of 'incompetence'

  World | May 09, 2024 7:29 IST

  Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover, is the second former Conservative MP to defect to Labour in the past two weeks after Dan Poulter's decision last month. This is a major blow to Sunak and the Conservatives as polls show the party losing to Labour in the upcoming general election.

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  UK: Sunak's party heading to big losses in local polls, prospects dim further in general election

  World | May 03, 2024 15:03 IST

  The election results will be announced on Friday and Saturday, and are indicating that Sunak's Conservative Party is heading for its worst-ever defeat in the upcoming general election. Sunak's increased defence spending and the Rwanda deportation appear to have no effect on voters.

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  British PM Rishi Sunak's party may face worst election defeat, new survey shows

  World | April 04, 2024 11:34 IST

  The Conservatives have been in power since 2010 and have been embroiled in political turmoil, including Britain's controversial handling of the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunak, 43, has has struggled to restore his party's sinking popularity amid a high cost-of-living crisis.

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  UK: Rishi Sunak receives double blow as voters choose Labour Party in two special elections

  World | February 16, 2024 16:09 IST

  The party has only won four out of 21 by-elections since the last national election in 2019 and has been defeated six times since Sunak came to power in 2022. This comes as a setback for Sunak, who is under fire to change his policies amid a crumbling economy and a worsening cost-for-living crisis.

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  UK: Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party suffers two big defeats in by-elections

  World | October 20, 2023 14:31 IST

  Labour Party won Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth seats, both considered Conservative strongholds. Labour leader Keir Starmer, who is a frontrunner for the PM post, said that his party is "redrawing the political map" as pressure on Sunak mounts.

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  SHOCKING! UK protester throws glitter at opposition leader during public speech in Liverpool

  World | October 10, 2023 21:00 IST

  UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is eyeing to replace Rishi Sunak as the next British Prime Minister. The Labour Party has lost the last four consecutive general elections in the UK, but their chances might improve with Britain's economic woes.

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  UK Oppn calls to freeze donation given by Indian businessman to Conservative Party amid ED raids

  World | May 21, 2023 21:16 IST

  Karan Chanana, head of the global rice brand Amira, is being investigated by ED over claims that bank loans were unlawfully diverted into shell entities and is yet to respond to the allegations.

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  Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai resigns from Labour Party over racism

  World | November 20, 2020 19:08 IST

  Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks.

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  Indian-origin British MP launches bid for Labour Party leadership

  World | January 04, 2020 18:05 IST

  Indian-origin British MP Lisa Nandy has formally launched her bid to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, urging the party members to "change course" to avoid becoming "irrelevant" in the wake of the party's worst defeat in over 70 years in the last month's general election.  

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  British Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed, dies

  World | June 16, 2016 22:12 IST

  Jo Cox, the British woman MP of opposition Labour Party, who was shot and stabbed in northern England, succumbed to injuries on Thursday.

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  London likely to get first Muslim mayor, opponent plays Modi card

  World | May 05, 2016 16:50 IST

  London: The son of a Pakistani bus driver looks set to be elected as London's first Muslim mayor and the first such leader of a European Union capital in local elections tomorrow. Labour party candidate

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  9/11 attack was manipulated to blame Osama: UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

  World | September 27, 2015 20:34 IST

  London: The 9/11 attacks were “manipulated” to make it look like Osama bin Laden was responsible for them and allow the west to go to war in Afghanistan, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed in a

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  UK Labour Party willing to work with Modi if he becomes PM

  World | May 14, 2014 17:33 IST

  London: With exit polls pointing to BJP's victory in general elections, Britain's opposition Labour party that was in power when a diplomatic boycott was imposed on Narendra Modi post 2002 Gujarat riots, has expressed willingness

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  Opposition Labour party wins in Lithuania

  World | October 15, 2012 12:33 IST

  Vilnius, Lithuania, Oct  15:  Lithuanians exasperated with economic hardship handed a stunning victory to a populist party led by a disgraced Russia-born millionaire, nearly complete results of Sunday's election show, while voicing resounding disapproval of

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  UK's Labour Party elects Ed Miliband As Its New Leader

  World | September 25, 2010 23:08 IST

  London:  Britain's Opposition Labour Party has said that Ed Miliband has been elected as its new leader. Forty-year-old former climate change secretary Ed is the younger brother of 45-year-old former British foreign secretary David Miliband.It