LONDON (Reuters) – On a night of sweeping change across British politics, one thing at the heart of the government remained the same on Friday morning: Larry the Downing Street cat. The white and tabby cat, who bears the official title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, was seen padding around the famous high gloss …
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By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain’s Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday’s crushing election defeat to Labour that some party figures said left the party facing the prospect of a decade out of power. After 14 years in government – the last eight marked by chaos and …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Labour’s David Lammy becomes Britain’s next foreign secretary pledging to reset relations with the European Union and push for a ceasefire in Gaza, while seeking to build ties with Donald Trump’s Republican Party. The centre-left Labour Party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s parliamentary election, ending 14 years of Conservative …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – The owners of three British airports were granted a court order on Friday to stop environmental protesters from potentially disrupting flights over the summer holidays. East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports applied for an injunction to prevent “persons unknown” from trespassing on their land, in an effort to prevent …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -New Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as his deputy on Friday as he began putting together the team that will help him try to deliver on a promise rebuild the country. Reeves, 45, a former Bank …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Keir Starmer led Britain’s Labour Party to a landslide victory in the 2024 parliamentary election, taking over from the Conservatives after 14 years in opposition. Below are details on new Prime Minister Starmer and his freshly appointed team of senior ministers: KEIR STARMER, PRIME MINISTER Starmer, 61, took charge of Labour in 2020 …
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By Andrew MacAskill, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party on Friday surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government. The centre-left Labour won a massive majority in the 650-seat parliament. …
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(Reuters) – British utilities are expected to benefit from an increase in investment and regulatory clarity after the centre-left Labour Party’s victory in the parliamentary election, analysts at JP Morgan said on Friday. The FTSE utilities index was up 0.6% by 0921 GMT, with gains led by British Gas owner Centrica and power plant operator …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A trade union on Friday lost a legal challenge over guidance given to civil servants on Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, though that policy is likely to be scrapped by the incoming Labour government. The FDA union took legal action over guidance issued to government officials, which tells civil …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats, right-wing Reform UK, Greens and other smaller parties won more than 40% of the votes in Thursday’s election, but secured just 18% of the seats in parliament due to the country’s first-past-the-post system. The Labour Party will form the next government after winning 63% of seats with 34% …
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