6 years ago

Brexit deal rejected, Theresa May now faces confidence vote

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected by the UK Parliament in a humiliating defeat, her plan for leaving the European Union all but dead. “The government will approach these meetings in a constructive spirit.” Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the UK Parliament after the Brexit deal vote. Photo: AP A government spokesman later told reporters May doesn’t believe her Brexit deal is dead, and that cross-party discussions could be the basis for future agreement. Watch: Brexit: Theresa May loses vote, demonstrators take to streets May’s choices are limited by the fact that her Conservative party does not have a majority in Parliament, and the competing interests of lawmakers who want a clean break from the EU and those who want to preserve close ties to the bloc.

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5 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May’s days are ending but the Brexit fantasy lives on

CNN

Editor’s Note: Luke McGee is a senior producer for CNN based in London. After nearly three years of failing to deliver Brexit, May realized her number was up the day after last month’s EU elections, in which Conservative voters flocked to the hardline, anti-EU Brexit Party, led by Nigel Farage. May’s negotiators spent the best part of two years in …

5 years, 7 months ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she's standing down after failing to negotiate Brexit deal

ABC

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7, saying "it's a matter of deep regret" that she failed to negotiate a Brexit deal. Key points: Mrs May will remain as Prime Minister until after a state visit from Donald Trump and D-Day commemorations A large number of candidates are expected to …

5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit failure forces Theresa May to announce resignation

CNN

London CNN — UK Prime Minister Theresa May finally gave in to the intense political pressure over her failure to secure Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, announcing her resignation in an emotional address to the nation on Friday. Amber Rudd, who serves as Work and Pensions Secretary, praised May’s “great courage,” while Home Secretary Sajid Javid said no one …

5 years, 7 months ago

UK’s May delays Brexit bill, faces showdown on resignation

Associated Press

LONDON — Increasingly isolated, Prime Minister Theresa May backed down Thursday from plans to seek Parliament’s support for a Brexit bill already rejected by much of her Conservative Party, as expectations rose that she would cave in to demands that she resign and let a new leader try to complete the U.K.'s stalled withdrawal from the European Union. With her …

5 years, 7 months ago

Last days of May? UK leader in peril as Brexit offer slammed

Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in Wednesday against a relentless push by rivals and former allies to remove her from office as her attempts to lead Britain out of the European Union appeared to be headed for a dead end. pic.twitter.com/f2SOXkaqmH — Andrea Leadsom MP May 22, 2019 Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom alleged …

5 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May's final bid to salvage Brexit deal appears doomed after Conservatives, Labour Party reject attempts at compromise

Firstpost

British Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to give lawmakers a vote on holding a second Brexit referendum and offered a package to resolve the EU crisis. London: British prime minister Theresa May’s final bid to salvage her EU divorce deal appeared doomed as pro-Brexit Conservatives and the Opposition Labour Party rejected her attempts at compromise. ‘Last chance’ May said …

5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit: Michael Gove hints Theresa May will withdraw Commons vote in move expected to trigger her resignation

The Independent

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5 years, 7 months ago

Andrea Leadsom quits UK government in fresh Brexit blow for Theresa May

CNN

London CNN — Theresa May was dealt a significant blow on Wednesday night when one of her top cabinet ministers resigned over the British Prime Minister’s approach to Brexit. Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House of Commons and a prominent Brexiteer, said she could no longer carry out her duties because she “fundamentally opposes” May’s latest Brexit bill. But …

5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit: May refuses to confirm she will hold second referendum – even if MPs vote for one

The Independent

5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit talks collapse after Theresa May and Labour fail to reach deal

CNN

London CNN — Brexit talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party have broken down, pitching the UK further into political disarray. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday that the negotiations have “gone as far as they can go” and that the two sides had been unable to bridge “important policy gaps between us.” …

5 years, 8 months ago

Labour failure to rule out Brexit abstention hands potential lifeline to Theresa May in crunch vote

The Independent

5 years, 8 months ago

Brexit rebels to Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead

The Hindu

Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party said on May 15 they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to parliament early next month. Brexit supporters in Ms. May’s divided Conservative party said her deal was as dead as her crisis-riven three-year premiership. Brexit supporters fear that Ms. May’s deal will keep …

5 years, 8 months ago

British govt to put forward Brexit legislation in June; Withdrawal Agreement Bill to ensure 'swift exit' from EU

Firstpost

Downing Street said Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had agreed on a possible compromise that would end a deadlock on Brexit in Parliament. London: Prime Minister Theresa May’s government will publish draft legislation in the first week of June that would allow Brexit to proceed if approved by Parliament, a Downing Street spokesman announced on Tuesday. “We will …

5 years, 8 months ago

May under pressure to drop Brexit talks with Labour

The Quint

London, May 14 UK Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to abandon Brexit talks with the main opposition Labour Party, after a group of senior Conservative leaders issued a strongly worded warning. May's cabinet, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, are both due to take stock of the talks on Tuesday, with neither side optimistic about the …

5 years, 8 months ago

Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to a vote—for the fourth time

CNN

CNN — Can’t wait to see what happens in the UK’s Brexit saga? A new vote on an exit deal proposed by Theresa May now has a date: the week of June 3—the same week that Donald Trump begins his controversial state visit to the country. It will be the fourth time that the House of Commons votes on May’s …

5 years, 8 months ago

Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to a vote—for the fourth time

CNN

5 years, 8 months ago

Pressure on Theresa May to abandon efforts to seek Brexit deal after Conservative, Labour parties face public anger in local elections

Firstpost

Theresa May faced renewed pressure Tuesday from lawmakers in her Conservative Party to abandon efforts to seek a Brexit compromise deal with the opposition Labour Party London: British Prime Minister Theresa May faced renewed pressure Tuesday from lawmakers in her Conservative Party to abandon efforts to seek a Brexit compromise deal with the opposition Labour Party. The talks have been …

5 years, 8 months ago

The Latest: EU chief rues failure to enter Brexit campaign

Associated Press

LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s departure from the European Union : 1:35 p.m. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says one of his biggest mistakes in office was failing to get involved in the Brexit referendum campaign and counter what he says were the lies spread. Juncker told reporters that he stayed out of the June 23, 2016 vote at …

5 years, 8 months ago

'You ain't seen nothing yet!': Nigel Farage blasts Theresa May over local election defeat

Daily Mail

Nigel Farage has warned the Labour and Conservative leaders not to form a 'coalition of politicians against the people'. The Brexit Party leader said 'millions of people would give up on' the two major parties if Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn reached a Brexit deal. Mr Farage said: 'Well I have to say that what she has tried thus far …

5 years, 8 months ago

Faltering Brexit talks limp on amid UK political impasse

Associated Press

LONDON — It’s quiet out there. The EU has agreed to delay the U.K.'s exit — long scheduled to take place last month — until Oct. 31 to give Britain’s deadlocked politicians more time to approve a divorce deal. ___ FALTERING TALKS Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal with the EU on the terms of Britain’s departure late last …

5 years, 8 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May warned she has ‘no chance’ of passing deal in time to stop European elections

The Independent

5 years, 9 months ago

May and Corbyn edge closer to a Brexit compromise

Daily Mail

Theresa May edged closer to a compromise with Labour on a customs union last night as she resumed Brexit talks with Jeremy Corbyn. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are edging closer to a Brexit compromise following cross-party talks He said: 'I welcome the indications from the Government that they may be willing to move in the key areas that have …

5 years, 9 months ago

What Next? EU gives UK an extension but impasse remains

Associated Press

LONDON — Following the decision early Thursday by the European Union to delay the U.K.'s departure for a second time, not much is clear about Brexit bar the certainty that the divisions in British society and in Parliament will remain. The so-called “flextension” until Oct. 31 given to Britain to approve a Brexit withdrawal agreement will require the country to …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May can still save her Brexit deal – but only if she promises to put it to the people

The Independent

5 years, 9 months ago

UK holds out hope for Brexit compromise by Friday deadline

Associated Press

LONDON — Cross-party talks to jumpstart plans for Brexit are expected to resume before the U.K.'s Friday deadline for leaving the European Union, and the opposition Labour Party is hopeful the country’s political impasse can be resolved, a party negotiator said Sunday. While Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faulted the government, saying it showed no willingness to budge from its previous …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May says greater risk of no Brexit longer it takes to find compromise

Live Mint

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a comprise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union. She has since turned to the opposition Labour Party in a bid to secure a majority …

5 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May gambles it all in last-ditch bid

CNN

CNN — Theresa May has faced many crucial moments in her quest to make Brexit happen. Amid howls of protest from her own Conservative ranks, May is seeking a compromise Brexit deal with the opposition Labour party. In those talks, Corbyn and his allies have made clear the Prime Minister needs to give more ground – particularly on the subject …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May admits she can’t pass her Brexit deal without Labour

CNN

London CNN — British Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted that the only way of passing her Brexit deal is with support from the opposition Labour Party, in comments that are likely to deepen the tensions on her own side of the political divide in the UK. In her statement, she said a cross-party approach was “in the national interest.” …

5 years, 9 months ago

May has reason to be optimistic as the clock runs down on Brexit

CNN

London CNN — If UK Prime Minister Theresa May were looking for signs of optimism over Brexit – and she would be forgiven for such a desperate search – then a few are starting to emerge. However, it is just about possible to see that the prime minister may finally get her own way on Brexit – with a few …

5 years, 9 months ago

The Brexit dream might be fading

CNN

London CNN — A lot happened in Brexit world on Wednesday. British Prime Minister Theresa May met with the leader of the main opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, to seek a compromise aimed at getting her Brexit deal approved by lawmakers in the House of Commons. Earlier in the day, Emily Thornberry, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, wrote a letter to …

5 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May tears up strategy as she opens door to softer exit with Jeremy Corbyn's backing

The Independent

5 years, 9 months ago

Prospect of Brexit breakthrough as Theresa May offers cross-party talks

CNN

CNN — British Prime Minister Theresa May tore up her Brexit strategy on Tuesday, declaring the UK would need to seek another delay to the process of leaving the European Union and offering cross-party talks to break the political deadlock. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Cross-party talks In accepting May’s offer of talks, Corbyn said he recognized “my responsibility to represent the …

5 years, 9 months ago

UK parliament to hold indicative vote on Brexit deal

India TV News

British parliamentarians are set for another set of indicative votes on Monday designed to test the will of parliament on a way forward for Brexit. Nor are dozens of MPs from her own Conservative Party who are unlikely to back any deal and would rather like Britain to leave the EU without an agreement. British political sources say MPs are …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May's doggedness over Brexit becomes her undoing as Britain flounders for direction

ABC

Not even the ultimate political sacrifice, a promise of her own demise, could break the political paralysis, as Theresa May led her nation further into crisis. Having already taken the UK to a cliff edge, and with all odds stacked against it, the British Prime Minister insisted on giving her much maligned deal one last shot. It's the closest the …

5 years, 9 months ago

UK MPs to vote on part of May's Brexit deal

The Quint

London, March 29 UK Prime Minister Theresa May will put only half of her Brexit deal to a vote on Friday, the day Britain was originally meant to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister has already lost two votes on the full Brexit deal by large margins, and Commons Speaker John Bercow has ruled out bringing the same motion …

5 years, 9 months ago

What’s next for Brexit?

CNN

London CNN — As UK lawmakers prepare to vote on alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s unloved Brexit deal on Monday, the question everyone is asking is, what happens next? Last Wednesday, none of the eight alternative options secured a majority in the first round of voting, but a plan for the UK to remain in a customs union with …

5 years, 9 months ago

UK Parliament has dealt May’s Brexit plan a fatal blow

CNN

London CNN — UK lawmakers rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, likely killing it off for good and plunging the country further into political uncertainty. And today it has rejected approving the Withdrawal Agreement alone and continuing a process on the future.” If Monday’s indicative votes provide some clarity, the Prime Minister could, conceivably, ask …

5 years, 9 months ago

Deal or No Deal: Likely Outcomes Ahead of Brexit

The Quint

After almost two years of negotiations, Britain and the EU struck a divorce deal in November, laying out the terms of Britain's departure from the bloc and giving a rough outline of future relations. May still wants to try again, and has called a new Brexit debate in Parliament for Friday, though it has not confirmed whether it will include …

5 years, 9 months ago

Brexit latest news: Theresa May pledges to resign on condition that MPs back her EU withdrawal agreement

Firstpost

Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, as MPs failed in their own attempt to break the deadlock that has plunged Britain into crisis. London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May says she will quit if her Brexit deal is passed

Live Mint

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes at the third attempt, making a last-ditch bid to persuade rebels in her Conservative party to back her. May told a meeting of Conservative lawmakers she would stand down if her divorce plan finally got through a bitterly-divided parliament, to ensure …

5 years, 9 months ago

Turmoil as MPs take control of Brexit process from Theresa May

CNN

Can May do it? Despite members of the hardline ERG reluctantly falling in line behind May, hardcore Brexiteers have to date been unpredictable – certainly not worth risking your legacy on. Luckily for May, ERG chairman Jacob Rees-Mogg this morning tweeted that the choice was now “Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit”. If May’s deal gets approved this week, then …

5 years, 9 months ago

As politicians seize Brexit process, Theresa May fights for control

ABC

British politicians have wrested control of the parliamentary agenda from the Government for a day in a highly unusual bid to find a way through the Brexit impasse after Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal was rejected again. Key points: For her deal to pass, Mrs May needs to win over at least another 75 MPs who recently voted …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May’s Brexit vote: Third time lucky?

CNN

CNN — UK Prime Minister Theresa May will be hoping the third time’s the charm when she tries to get the House of Commons to back her Brexit deal this week after two previous defeats – but she’ll need more than just luck to get lawmakers to change their minds. McVey resigned from May’s Cabinet last autumn in the wake …

5 years, 9 months ago

Under pressure, Britain’s Theresa May scrambles to win support for Brexit deal

Live Mint

British Prime Minister Theresa May's government was scrambling on Sunday to get support in parliament for her Brexit deal at the third time of asking, aiming to persuade doubters with threats and promises to avoid any move to oust her. Stepping up the pressure on the prime minister, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, said he could …

5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May pleads with MPs to vote Brexit deal through

CNN

CNN — UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called on British lawmakers to “come together” and vote her Brexit deal through, following months of uncertainty and division. “We can only put those old labels aside if we stand together as democrats and patriots, pragmatically making the honourable compromises necessary to heal division and move forward.” In the article, May argued …

5 years, 10 months ago

Theresa May wins UK Parliament’s backing to delay Brexit

Live Mint

London: UK Prime Minister Theresa May kept her deal with the European Union on life support after winning the backing of British politicians to seek a delay to Brexit just 48 hours after her plan looked dead and buried. She’s now offering a simple choice for members of Parliament: back the deal they’ve already emphatically rejected twice and deliver Brexit …

5 years, 10 months ago

British MPs vote to seek Brexit delay from European Union

ABC

Just two weeks out from when the United Kingdom was supposed to withdraw from the European Union, the British Parliament has voted to ask the EU for a delay of the Brexit deadline. Key points: Theresa May will now ask the EU to agree to a delay until June 30 An amendment for the House to wrest control of Brexit …

5 years, 10 months ago

Theresa May loses control of Brexit policy as MPs move to dictate terms over next 48 hours

The Independent

5 years, 10 months ago

UK parliament rejects Theresa May’s revised Brexit deal

Live Mint

Britain's parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union for a second time on Tuesday, deepening the country's worst political crisis for generations, 17 days before the planned departure date. Lawmakers voted against May's amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with EU chiefs on Monday to assuage her critics' concerns ultimately …

5 years, 10 months ago

UK might never leave EU if Theresa May’s vote fails

CNN

London CNN — If lawmakers don’t take their final chance to vote for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday, then – in the words of European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker – the United Kingdom might never leave the European Union. In Strasbourg late last night, Juncker referred to the first defeat of May’s plans back in January …

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6 hours, 47 minutes ago

Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake

The Independent

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1 week, 1 day ago

Labour's approval ratings slump to new low with more than a third of voters who backed them in July unhappy about first six months in power

Daily Mail

A poll has shown Labour's ratings slumping to a new low in another blow for Keir Starmer. Just 16 per cent of Brits approve of the party's first six months in power, with 63 per cent negative. More than a third of those who supported Labour in July - 36 per cent - disapprove of the government's performance. Just 16 …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Is Justin Trudeau’s govt collapsing? Ex-ally Jagmeet Singh ‘vows’ to topple Canada PM with no-confidence motion

Live Mint

Canada Political Crisis: Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party, has announced his intention to present a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government when Parliament reconvenes on January 27, 2025. Context of No-Confidence Motion Against Trudeau NDP's Jagmeet Singh's announcement comes in the wake of mounting pressure on Trudeau following the resignation of prominent cabinet members, …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Canada: Trudeau looks set to lose power after key ally vows to topple him

Deccan Chronicle

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election.New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who has been helping keep Trudeau in office, said he would present a formal motion of no-confidence after the House of …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

German Chancellor Scholz loses confidence vote, paving way for snap election on February 23

Firstpost

Of the 717 votes tallied, 207 gave Scholz their confidence, 394 did not and 116 abstained, according to a report German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag on Monday. AP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost the confidence vote, paving the way to a snap election on 23 February. Germany’s conservative opposition …

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Political Crisis In France As No-Confidence Motion Topples Govt

ABP News

A political crisis has erupted in France after a no-confidence motion toppled the government, bringing an end to the beleaguered minority coalition of the rightwing prime minister Michel Barnier after only three months. An alliance of the left-wing parties brought the no-confidence motion which was also backed up by MPs from Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration, far-right, National Rally. The no-confidence …

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1 month, 1 week ago

French government on verge of collapse as PM Barnier faces no-confidence vote

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The French government is on …

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2 months, 1 week ago

New Tory leader faces budget challenge

China Daily

By Julian Shea in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-04 03:04 The British government has made an immediate challenge to the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party by telling her to back its plans for increased borrowing and taxation announced in last Wednesday's budget. In his parliamentary response to the budget speech made on Oct 30, one of his …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Voters now have a real choice between two clear political paths

The Independent

As the United States prepares for a landmark election on Tuesday, British politics also stands at a pivotal moment. After Rachel Reeves’s “tax, spend and borrow” Budget and the choice of a right-wing Tory leader in Kemi Badenoch, who rather strangely believes her party “talked right, but governed left” before losing July’s election, both main parties have arguably edged away …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The race to lead Britain’s Conservative Party is down to the final 2 candidates

LA Times

Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch addresses members during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, on Oct. 2. Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader, after a third contender was dramatically knocked out of the leadership contest in a tight vote on Wednesday. Badenoch, a …

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4 months ago

Starmer is right to proceed cautiously in resetting EU relations

The Independent

The prime minister told The Independent on the flight to Washington DC on Friday that he was “very serious” about repairing relations with the European Union after the turbulence of the past eight years. Philip van Scheltinga, of Redfield & Wilton, which carried out an opinion poll exclusively for The Independent, said: “While voters are mostly disappointed by Brexit, they …

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4 months ago

Canada’s Conservative leader says his party plans no-confidence motion against Trudeau’s government

Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. “It’s put up or shut up time for the NDP.” Singh refused to say if his party would support the Conservatives. “I’ve said on …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Canadian opposition party ends support agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals

Associated Press

OTTAWA, Ontario — An opposition party in Canada ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government Wednesday, raising the odds an election could happen before the fall of 2025. Trudeau’s Liberals lack a majority of seats in Parliament and need the support of at least one other party to pass legislation and keep the government alive. Daniel …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Who might actually win the Tory leadership contest?

The Independent

Lost among the tumultuous events of the past week, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick formally launched his campaign bid to lead the mainstream right. Jenrick is up against shadow communities secretary Kemi Badenoch, shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride, shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat, shadow home secretary James Cleverly, and former home secretary Priti Patel. The least unpopular is …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Mail on Sunday Comment: Starmer must resist any attempts to drag us back into the EU

Daily Mail

Most Labour voters believe that the question of Britain's EU membership is not settled. Former leader of the Labour party Jeremy Corbyn pictured with Sir Keir Starmer in 2019 The fascinating gathering of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace was originally convened by Rishi Sunak Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria wave to …

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6 months, 1 week ago

When Britain's Labour Party shifted its stance on Kashmir under Keir Starmer

Hindustan Times

The landslide majority for Britain's Labour Party under the leadership of Keir Starmer has paved the way for a fresh chapter in the country’s relations with India, which have been rocky in the past due to the Kashmir issue. In the past, the Labour Party has taken up matters such as alleged human rights violations and the Kashmir issue with …

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6 months, 1 week ago

UK Election Results 2024 | Labour Party Sweeps To Power Under Keir Starmer In Historic Win

The Hindu

Published : Jul 05, 2024 16:24 IST - 7 MINS READ Keir Starmer’s Labour won a landslide victory in the UK general election after Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives imploded, a result that dramatically reshapes the political landscape while still falling short of a ringing endorsement of the party’s plan for government. UK sees major political restructuring In the campaign, Labour was …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Corbyn, Ousted From Labour Party He Once Led, Wins Seat As Independent

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Jeremy Corbyn joins junior doctors on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, London, on June 27. Jordan Pettitt - PA Images via Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn was reelected to his seat in the House of Commons as an independent in the U.K. general elections Thursday, running against the party he once led before he was ousted. Corbyn put together …

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6 months, 1 week ago

New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, vowed Friday to reverse the hopelessness that grew over 14 years of Conservative rule and said he would lead an urgent mission of national renewal after his Labour Party’s landslide victory. “Have no doubt that we will rebuild Britain,” Starmer said in his first official remarks as supporters cheered and waved union …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Send off the clowns! We could all see this Tory defeat coming

The Independent

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6 months, 1 week ago

Labour’s landslide win a rejection of austere economics

New Indian Express

The irony was not lost on everyone. On July 4, the day Americans commemorate the ratification of their independence from British rule, the soul of the now-diminished kingdom, suppressed under austere Conservative policies for 14 years, found utterance. As support for the Conservatives cratered across the isles, a dozen cabinet ministers lost their seats, the highest since the second world …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will supermajority fears save Tories? 38% cent of 2019 Conservative supporters likely to back party to ensure it survives

Daily Mail

More than a third of people who voted Conservative in 2019 say they are more likely to stick with the party this time over concerns about a Labour supermajority. A poll by Lord Ashcroft found that 38 per cent of former Tory voters said the prospect of a big Labour majority makes them more inclined to back them again 'to …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jeremy Corbyn: Labour MPs secretly want me to win

The Telegraph

At an event to address canvassers, there were echoes of the 2017 general election campaign that had seen Mr Corbyn as Labour leader surpass expectations in terms of total seats won. There was even at one point a chant of “Oh, Jeremy Corbyn”, sung to the tune of the White Stripes’s Seven Nation Army - the unofficial anthem of Mr …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jeremy Corbyn would have been better PM than Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer claims under grilling from voters in crunch Question Time debate - as Rishi promises to send election date betting Tories packi

Daily Mail

Jeremy Corbyn would have made a better prime minister than Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer claimed last night. Sir Keir became flustered as he was pressed to say whether he had genuinely believed his claim at the 2019 election that Mr Corbyn would make a 'great prime minister'. Sir Keir became flustered as he was pressed to say whether he …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer wriggles on why he backed Jeremy Corbyn for PM in 2019 saying he 'wanted to be re-elected' and 'didn't think Labour would win' as he is grilled by audience on BBC Question Time election s

Daily Mail

Keir Starmer dodged on why he backed Jeremy Corbyn for PM tonight as he faced a BBC Question Time grilling. Asked why he claimed that the left-winger would be a 'great PM', Sir Keir said: 'It wasn't a question that arose because I didn't think we would win that election.' Sir Keir also said he chose Labour's plan for a …

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7 months ago

Starmer says he only backed Corbyn because he was certain he would lose 2019 election

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I wanted good colleagues to be returned into the Labour Party, and I wanted a …

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7 months ago

JASON GROVES: A high-risk strategy that could finally shift the polls in favour of the Conservatives

Daily Mail

The message from Grant Shapps was startling – don’t risk giving Labour a ‘super-majority’. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps being interviewed outside the BBC Studios after his appearance on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg on May 19 Rishi Sunak carries luggage as he arrives at the party campaign bus outside Doncaster Station Keir Starmer during a visit to Grimsby Institute, a technical …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll keep the UK's nuclear weapons in 'age of insecurity'

Hindustan Times

LONDON — British opposition leader Keir Starmer pledged Monday to keep the U.K.’s nuclear weapons, seeking to dispel criticisms that his center-left Labour Party is soft on defense. Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll keep the UK's nuclear weapons in 'age of insecurity' Starmer is the current favorite to win Britain’s July 4 election and become prime minister. It was …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Now Diane Abbott insists she will not run as Labour candidate until she is endorsed by the party's National Executive Committee - after Keir Starmer bowed to pressure from the left to say veteran MP i

Daily Mail

Diane Abbott has insisted that she will not be a Labour candidate until she is endorsed by the party's National Executive Committee. Diane Abbott has insisted that she will not run as a Labour candidate until the party's national executive committee meets Following days of indecision and growing criticism, Sir Keir backed down to the left of his party yesterday …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jeremy Corbyn to run as an independent in UK general election

Al Jazeera

The 74-year-old ex-party leader will stand in his constituency of Islington North after being dropped from Labour candidate shortlist. Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will stand as an independent candidate in the United Kingdom’s general election on July 4, a move that could lead to a potential upset for Labour in his north London seat. “I want our political …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten top Tories at risk of losing seats at the general election

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour came second in the seat at the 2019 general election, securing 31.6 per cent …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory backlash at early poll as nervous MPs say 'we should have waited' - as rumours emerge of a plot to call off election and OUST PM by writing to 1922 Committee's Sir Graham Brady

Daily Mail

Rishi Sunak faced a backlash from some nervous Tories yesterday after he called a shock snap election — despite his party's dire poll ratings. Rumours have emerged that Conservative MPs are working on a plot to call off the election and oust the Prime Minister by writing letters of no confidence to 1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady. Rishi Sunak …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Jeremy Corbyn be able to run for Labour at the general election?

The Independent

Former party leader and cult figure Jeremy Corbyn is facing expulsion from the Labour Party because he has accepted a donation of £5,000 from a body called “We Deserve Better” to support his “political activities”. His individual party membership was also suspended then but restored in November 2020, so Mr Corbyn remains, for the time being, a member of the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Prachanda wins vote of confidence for fourth time amid Opposition protests

The Hindu

When Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ went for a vote of confidence on January 10, 2023, days after he was elected the Prime Minister of Nepal, 268 parliamentarians of the 270 present in the 275-member parliament had voted in his favour. “The Prime Minister may have won the vote of confidence technically, but there are questions over the political legitimacy of …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

U.K.'s Labour sets out plans for government

The Hindu

Britain's main opposition Labour party on May 16 set out its stall for this year's general election, outlining six key pledges to voters in a de-facto campaign launch. Labour leader Keir Starmer laid out his party's "first steps" for government at an event in Essex, a key battleground area in southeast England, promising economic stability, shorter health service waiting times …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf vows to continue as Scotland First Minister, face no confidence vote

The Hindu

Scotland’s First MinisterHumza Yousaf, on April 26, said he would not resign following the end of a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens that led to the Opposition backing a no confidence motion against him. Mr. Yousuf had ended a power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens on April 25 as cracks appeared in an already fragile agreement, following the …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Farewell, Theresa May – your ‘hostile environment’ will be your legacy

The Independent

It’s sad to hear that Theresa May is stepping down as an MP at the next election. But May was the first major politician to publicly and unashamedly break that contract: she pushed for a version of Brexit she knew the public didn’t want, after spending months warning that Brexit would make us poorer. And then May negotiated a Brexit …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle facing calls to resign after Gaza debate descends into chaos

The Independent

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Dare we hope that we’re seeing the last of the nasty parties?

The Independent

When Gen Kitchen, the new Labour MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, was asked to comment on the Tories having chosen the girlfriend of disgraced former incumbent, Peter Bone, to run against her in yesterday’s by-election, she said: “I’m not one to judge a woman by who she ties herself to, and I think Helen is very competent in her own …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer: I served Corbyn – but I never thought he’d win

The Telegraph

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he never thought Jeremy Corbyn would win the 2019 general election and only served in his shadow cabinet to stop Conservative Brexit plans. Speaking on Keir Starmer: Up Close - Tonight, which airs on ITV1 on Thursday, Sir Keir declined to answer whether he wanted Mr Corbyn to be prime minister, but said: “I didn’t …

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1 year ago

Starmer never ‘signed up to’ Corbyn agenda, says senior ally

The Telegraph

The party veteran was asked by Times Radio whether Sir Keir’s decision to serve under Mr Corbyn’s leadership was a major weakness for Labour. “The serious point, whatever the choice people made, is this – there’s no denying that three and a half years on from Keir becoming leader, this is a changed outfit.” Mr McFadden praised Sir Keir for …

Labour Sir Keir Corbyn Mr Corbyn

1 year, 1 month ago

What we learnt from Keir Starmer’s speech about Labour’s 2019 election disaster

The Independent

It is a measure of Keir Starmer’s confidence, misplaced or otherwise, that he chose to mark the fourth anniversary of one of the worst electoral drubbings his party has ever received with a speech. The Conservatives scored their highest Commons majority since 1987; the best vote share since 1979; conquered safe red-wall Labour seats; and managed to win more support …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Exit Tory strategy, stage right

The Independent

Not everything at Labour’s well-choreographed conference went according to plan. Starmer’s vanquishing of the left was underlined when figures like Jeremy Corbyn, who couldn’t bring themselves to directly condemn Hamas, attended the rival World Transformed festival nearby. Holding back the one big announcement – cancelling the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 – until his closing speech meant that there …

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1 year, 3 months ago

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hard-line stance

Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England — U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman railed against unauthorized migrants, human rights laws and “woke” critics of her hard-line policies Tuesday, as she tried to secure her place as the flag-bearer of the Conservative Party’s authoritarian law-and-order wing. In her keynote speech to the governing party’s annual conference, Braverman called migration a “hurricane” that would bring “millions more …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Labour would seek ‘much better’ Brexit deal from Brussels – Starmer

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Theresa May attacks Boris Johnson for ‘shattering’ public trust in MPs

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

BJP holds Parliamentary Party meeting ahead of No Confidence motion

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired the BJP's Parliamentary Party meeting ahead of the no-confidence debate scheduled in the Lower House of Parliament today. The no-confidence motion was moved by the opposition parties of I.N.D.I.A bloc and accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose parliamentary membership was restored on Monday will open …

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1 year, 5 months ago

2023 No-Confidence Motion Rahul Gandhi Hug And Wink PM Narendra Modi 2023 Prediction Revisiting 2018 No-Trust Motion Debate

ABP News

The Narendra Modi-led Union government faces a no-confidence motion in Parliament, which is set to be debated on Tuesday. 2018 No-Confidence Motion — Rahul Gandhi's Hug & Wink, PM Modi's 2023 'Prediction': Rahul Gandhi began his address by mocking PM Modi over what he termed as a "21st-century political weapon" of "jumla-strike" saying the TDP was only among many victims …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tory minister talks of ‘when’ not ‘if’ Labour wins next election

The Independent

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