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Why Diane Abbott has been named 'Mother of the House', and what it means
The i newspaper online iNews· 4 hours agoDiane Abbott, who survived moves by the Labour leadership to end her Commons career, has gained the title “Mother of the House”. Ms Abbott was first elected 37 years ago, in 1987 – when she ...
General election 2024 in maps and charts
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoAll of Reform's gains came from seats previously won by the Conservative Party in 2019. Labour lost five seats to independent candidates, including...
Who could make up Sir Keir Starmer’s new Cabinet?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 11 hours agoA taste for politics emerged during her days at a comprehensive school in Hampshire, where she has recalled staging a “prefects’ strike...
Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours agoAn early foray into politics came during her school days at a comprehensive in Hampshire, where she...
He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoStarmer entered politics relatively late, in his 50s, and was elected to Parliament in 2015. He...
How Starmer Defied Expectations to Lift Labour Back to Power
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 18 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- On the eve of polls opening in the UK general election, Keir Starmer allowed himself...
How election night unfolded – a timeline of key events
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoMr Corbyn has been the MP for the London constituency since 1983. Jeremy Corbyn has been...
Keir Starmer prepares to hold first Cabinet meeting after vowing to rebuild Britain in landslide...
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours ago...won by just 20 votes in Basildon and Billericay and outgoing chancellor Jeremy Hunt held off a...
George Galloway loses Rochdale seat to Labour months after recent by-election win
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 17 hours agoThe Workers Party of Britain was founded by Mr Galloway in 2019 in response to Jeremy Corbyn’s...
From tension before the exit poll to a new PM: How the election unfolded
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours agoFormer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn beats his old party to hold his seat in Islington North, where he...