Britiain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to hold the first meeting of his new Cabinet on Saturday as he looks to start working on Labour’s manifesto pledges and preparing for a Nato summit in the coming week. Sir Keir made a raft of appointments on his first day at Number 10 and spoke […]
US President Joe Biden has congratulated Sir Keir Starmer and said he looks forward to “further strengthening the special relationship” with the UK. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Biden said: “Congratulations to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “I look forward to our shared work in […]
Following a historic landslide win for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s general election, Sir Keir Starmer officially became Britain’s new prime minister Friday, ending 14 years of Conservative government. “Now our country has voted decisively for change, for national renewal and a return of politics to public service,” Starmer said during his first […]
UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer got straight to work assembling his Cabinet after promising to rebuild trust in politics and restore hope to the nation after a landslide Labour victory in the General Election. Rachel Reeves was confirmed as Britain’s first woman chancellor, Angela Rayner is Sir Keir’s Deputy Prime Minister and retained the […]
The UK’s new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer promised to rebuild trust in politics and restore hope to the nation after a landslide Labour victory in the British general election. In his first speech in Downing Street, Mr Starmer said the British people had voted “decisively for change”. Mr Starmer said the country could “move […]
LONDON (Reuters) -New Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain needed to rediscover its identity and undergo a wider reset, in his first words outside his new office at 10 Downing Street, promising to fight to restore trust in politics and serve all voters. Greeted in Downing Street by a large crowd of cheering aides and […]
Sir Keir Starmer has become UK prime minister after a Labour landslide which saw former prime minister Liz Truss and a dozen Tory cabinet members lose their seats. The Conservative rout saw Rishi Sunak forced out of office and the ex-prime minister announced his intention to quit as Tory leader after the party suffered its […]
Sir Keir Starmer will be the UK’s next prime minister after Rishi Sunak admitted defeat in the face of a Labour landslide. Sunak said voters had delivered a “sobering verdict” on his party after 14 years in power. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said people around the country had declared they were “ready for change”. […]
Sir Keir Starmer will be the UK’s next prime minister after Rishi Sunak admitted defeat in the face of a Labour landslide. The UK Prime Minister said voters had delivered a “sobering verdict” on his party after 14 years in power. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said people around the country had declared they were […]
Sir Keir Starmer said Britain was “ready for change” as Labour appeared on course for a landslide win in the General Election. The Labour leader, who will become the UK’s next Prime Minister, said “you have voted, it is now time for us to deliver”. An exit poll indicated Labour is forecast to have a […]
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is ready to govern as the final opinion polls predicted a historic majority for the Labour party at the general election. Britain will go to vote on Thursday with a string of opinion polls pointing to a Labour majority in the Commons greater even than that won by Sir […]
Sir Keir Starmer has said he does not see the UK rejoining the European single market or customs union in his lifetime. The Labour leader said he has been “clear” that he believes the UK can get a better Brexit deal, but added there would be no return to freedom of movement. Mr Starmer, who […]