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  'Life comes at you...': Rishi Sunak's light-hearted advice to PM leaves Parliament in splits | VIDEO

  World | July 18, 2024 14:39 IST

  This was Sunak's first speech as an opposition leader in the Parliament, where he congratulated Starmer on a "decisive victory" in the July 4 election. Starmer also thanked the British Indian Conservative leader for his "generosity" in every exchange since the election.

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  Priti Patel, Gujarati descent leader, likely to replace Indian-origin Sunak as Leader of Opposition

  World | July 17, 2024 16:40 IST

  Patel, whose parents hail from Gujarati-Ugandan heritage, has held positions as international development secretary and home secretary in previous Tory Cabinets led by both Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Keir Starmer becomes U.K. prime minister after his Labour Party wins huge majority in general election

  Aaj Ki Baat | July 05, 2024 22:55 IST

  Today let's start with the news from Britain… where today the first Prime Minister of Indian origin Rishi Sunak had to face a massive defeat… but this time in Britain, candidates of Indian origin won in record numbers…. After 14 years, the Conservative Party was out of power...the Conservative Party

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  UK Elections 2024: Record number of Indian-origin MPs elected to Parliament as Labour forms govt

  World | July 05, 2024 16:33 IST

  A total of 26 Indian-origin MPs were elected in the British Parliament in the recent elections as compared to 15 in 2019. Rishi Sunak led the Conservative charge of British Indians elected in a small victory amid the massive election defeat against Labour.

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  UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak resigns as PM, Conservative leader after crushing defeat to Labour

  World | July 05, 2024 16:27 IST

  Sunak said the public has sent a clear signal that the government must change and apologised to Tory candidates for the defeat to Labour. Sunak's party suffered the worst drubbing in the modern history of the party, winning only 121 seats in the 650-member Parliament.

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  UK Elections: Conservative leaders suffer 'bloodbath' as heavyweights lose their parliamentary seats

  World | July 05, 2024 13:01 IST

  With almost all the results in, Labour had won 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons while Rishi Sunak's Conservatives have won only 118. A record number of senior ministers and heavyweight leaders lost their parliamentary seats, including former PM Liz Truss.

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  Who is Keir Starmer, the man behind Labour's historic victory in UK after 14 years? 10 POINTS

  World | July 05, 2024 12:53 IST

  Starmer, 61, has been credited for bringing Labour back to the centre of UK politics through a methodical and cautious approach following a disastrous defeat in 2019 under Jeremy Corbyn. He will now become the first Labour Prime Minister after 14 long years, succeeding Rishi Sunak.

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  UK Elections 2024: 'I am sorry,' says Rishi Sunak as he concedes defeat; Starmer to become PM

  World | July 05, 2024 11:10 IST

  The Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party had a dismal night overall as it suffered heavy defeats in constituencies across the country. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt and Cabinet ministers Grant Shapps, Alex Chalk, Lucy Frazer and Johnny Mercer also lost their seats.

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  UK Elections 2024: Keir Starmer, set to become next British PM, secures home constituency | WATCH

  World | July 05, 2024 10:04 IST

  Starmer defeated independent candidate Andrew Feinstein in Holborn and St Pancras with a margin of 18,884 votes on Friday. He is expected to succeed Rishi Sunak as the next British PM as Labour is on course for a historic victory in the UK elections.

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  UK General Election 2024 Highlights: Keir Starmer succeeds Sunak as next British PM

  World | July 05, 2024 17:26 IST

  Exit polls had predicted a historic victory for the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party with 410 seats, while the Conservatives led by PM Rishi Sunak was expected to win only 131 seats. The Liberal Democrats are expected to win 61 seats and the far-right Reform UK is expected to take home 13 seats.

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  Bank of England keeps its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25% ahead of UK polls

  Business | June 20, 2024 18:12 IST

  BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said in a statement alongside the decision that it was "good news" that the latest data had shown inflation was back at its 2% target, but that it was too soon to cut rates

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  England has 543 seats like India, but 4 countries are involved in UK elections, what's the process?

  News | May 27, 2024 18:28 IST

  The upcoming parliamentary elections in Britain, following India's recent polls, are garnering significant attention. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is vigorously preparing for these elections as the current Conservative Party government faces challenges,

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  PM Rishi Sunak Announces UK General Elections: Polling Process, Key Issues And More | World News

  News | May 23, 2024 18:38 IST

  The United Kingdom will hold its general elections on July 4th. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this on Tuesday outside Downing Street. This is the first election in the country in five years and it poses a big challenge for the ruling Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010.

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  UK Election Campaign: Rishi Sunak launches election campaign with promise to deliver a secure future

  News | May 23, 2024 14:29 IST

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched his campaign in an east London exhibition centre on Wednesday (May 22), after calling a surprise summer general election for July 4. Watch to know more!

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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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  UK PM Sunak hints general election in 'second half of the year'

  World | January 04, 2024 18:29 IST

  During a visit to Mansfield, the prime minister said: "My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year."

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  Boris looks set for victory as early results in UK’s Brexit election pour in

  World | December 13, 2019 7:04 IST

  The first sign of what the results held in store came with a definitive exit poll released at the close of voting at 2200 GMT on Thursday, which predicted the Johnson-led Conservative Party winning 368 seats, with the Labour Party way down at 191 in a predominantly Tory blue versus Labour red contest.

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  EXPLAINED: How UK’s general election will affect Brexit

  World | December 12, 2019 13:36 IST

  Voting was underway across the country in a contest that pits Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who says he will take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31, against opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who promises another referendum on Brexit.

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  May 08: Top 5 News Headlines you might have missed today

  India | May 08, 2015 21:10 IST

  2002 Hit-and-run case: Salman Khan returns home after furnishing bail bondSalman Khan will not have to go to jail pending disposal of his appeal against conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case after the Bombay High