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UK's landmark postwar elections: When Labour ended 13 years of Conservative rule in 1964
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoBritain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the...
Sir Keir Starmer: from ‘lefty lawyer’ to the UK’s new prime minister
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 19 hours agoHis cautious approach has been likened to someone carrying a priceless Ming vase across a...
UK election results: 6 key takeaways you need to know
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 19 hours agoRobert Buckland, a former Cabinet minister, offered one suggested way forward after he lost his seat...
How powerful is a supermajority in the House of Commons?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoMPs had not lent their support. After a moderate majority of 43 in 1979, Margaret Thatcher’s next...
UK's Conservatives face leadership "bloodbath" as party seeks new direction
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 14 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) -The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain's Conservative...
Highs and lows of 14 years of Conservative rule
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoThe result was a landslide, with an 80-seat majority for the Conservatives – the party’s biggest win since the days of Margaret Thatcher – as a series of...
Rishi Sunak's campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
National Post· 13 hours agoRishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The...
Who could make up Sir Keir Starmer’s new Cabinet?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoTheresa May was later accused of making a number of his policies her own when she became Tory prime minister in 2017, opting to cap energy ...
Rachel Reeves Goes for Growth as UK’s First Female Chancellor
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 9 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- The UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, had an early taste...
Labour Party expected to win majority UK elections: Exit polls
Daily Sabah· 1 day agoThe poll showed Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government. Sunak's party was forecast to only take 131 seats, down from 346