The Labour Party’s election manifesto for Thursday's polls committed to clinching the deal, stating, “We will seek a new strategic partnership with India, including an FTA, as well as deepening cooperation in areas like security, education, technology and climate change.”
The Labour swept 412 seats in the 650-member Parliament in a historic victory, sweeping Conservatives from power after 14 years. Keir Starmer, 61, took the reins of the country as PM as all eyes would be on his administration's plans to boost strategic partnership with India.
Keir Starmer on Friday officially became Britain’s new prime minister after an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, hours after his Labour Party won the general elections.
The re-energised Starmer-led Labour won a mammoth 412 seats, while the Conservatives could only secure 121 seats so far. Starmer will now succeed the Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the next British PM, amid a gigantic responsibility of recovering the flailing economy.
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.
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.
This year's UK election is expected to deliver the most diverse Parliament in the history of the country, including MPs of Indian heritage. At least 15 Indian-origin MPs were elected last time in 2019 and a record-breaking candidates from the community have been nominated in 2024.
Opinions polls in the UK have predicted Keir Starmer-led Labour Party coming to power in a landslide victory over Rishi Sunak's Tories, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Sunak's final days in the office have been wracked by gaffes and a betting scandal that may have put his career at stake.
Rishi Sunak-led Conservatives are widely expected to be defeated in Thursday's elections by a landslide margin owing to infighting within the party, mismanagement and economic woes. Keir Starmer is expected to become the first Labour PM after 14 years of Conservative rule.
Less than 24 hours remain as the UK heads for a high-stakes national elections that the Sunak-led Conservatives are widely expected to lose by a landslide margin. The Labour Party, headed by Keir Starmer, has gained advantage due to infighting and mismanagement by the Tories.
So far, India and the UK have held a total of 13 rounds of discussions on the Free Trade Agreement as they seek to settle differences on certain contentious issues. India is reportedly concerned over the fairness of rules applied to Indian workers temporarily transferred to the UK on business visas.
A member of the far-right, anti-immigration Reform UK Party led by Nigel Farage was filmed using a racist slur against Sunak and people of South Asian heritage. Farage called the remarks "appalling" and said they do not represent his or the party's views.
Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, is widely tipped to become the next British PM as Labour holds a double-digit lead over the Conservatives led by Rishi Sunak. Starmer has promised change as people reel from a cost-of-living crisis and a hard-pressed healthcare system.
Sunak accused his Labour rival Keir Starmer of not being clear on migration, tax, and women's rights, while the latter attacked the PM on economic challenges. Starmer is widely expected to become the next UK PM as Conservatives trail behind Labour in opinion polls.
The Buckingham Palace has not released any details as to what happened to Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles III, at her estate in Gloucestershire. Anne was expected to begin a visit to Canada this week.
Farage has repeatedly asserted that the eastward expansion of the EU and NATO had provoked Putin into invading Ukraine in 2022. The remarks were condemned by Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, who accused him of being a Putin apologist.
Sanjay Bhandari, an accused middleman in the defence sector, fled to the UK in 2016 and is wanted in India on tax evasion and money laundering charges. The UK government had ordered his extradition to India in 2022 and a high court allowed him to appeal the order in March 2024.
David Krishna Menon, a professor of anaesthesia at the University of Cambridge, was conferred with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He is an expert in neurocritical care, secondary brain injury, neuroinflammation, and metabolic imaging of acute brain injury.
Various parts of India are reeling under record-breaking temperatures, including a 'red alert' in Delhi. In such a situation, people were left amused after hearing of a report that said the UK will be "blasted" by a heatwave of mere 26 degrees, which is like winters in Mumbai!
Kate Middleton made her first public appearance at the 'Trooping the Colour' ceremony since her cancer revelation in March. The Princess of Wales said she was making “good progress” in her cancer treatment and joined the rest of the royal family at the Buckingham Palace.
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