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Hilary Benn is new Northern Ireland secretary
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 18 minutes agoHe had been the shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland since September 2023. He also served in the cabinet from 2003 to 2010 under Labour prime...
Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, Morgan McSweeney: who's who in the Labour party? The big names to know
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoFor how long will she work with Sir Keir before realising the extent of her own power? The ups and...
SNP concedes defeat in last UK seat to declare result
BBC News· 2 hours agoThe SNP candidate in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, the last seat in the UK still to announce...
Sir Keir Starmer: First knight of the realm to serve as PM for 61 years
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 11 hours agoFormer prime minister Sir Tony Blair attends the annual Order of the Garter Service at St George’s...
Labour’s 1997 results and how the 2024 general election exit poll compares
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 21 hours agoNew Labour’s results in 1997 In 1997, Tony Blair’s Labour Party won 418 seats – eight more than it...
‘Great honour’ to be appointed Northern Ireland Secretary, says Hilary Benn
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 15 minutes agoMr Benn served in Gordon Brown’s government as environment secretary and was a candidate to be...
Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 hour agoMr McFadden gives little away in interviews but is seen as a centre-left figure, having attended Mr ...
Sir Keir becomes third Prime Minister of King’s reign
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoBuckingham Palace said the Labour leader ‘kissed hands’ with the King on his appointment as Prime...
Who is the longest and shortest-ruling UK prime minister?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 16 hours ago...Anthony Eden: 1955-57 – 1 year and 279 days Rishi Sunak: 2022-24 - 1 year and 254 days Gordon ...
Sunak defeat means UK will have eight living ex-prime ministers
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoMr Sunak will join Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony ...