2 candidates knocked out of UK Conservative leadership race
2 years, 5 months ago

2 candidates knocked out of UK Conservative leadership race

Associated Press  

LONDON — Two candidates were knocked out of the race to replace U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, leaving six lawmakers battling to lead a Conservative Party — and a country — hoping to move on from months of scandal and division. She said voters “are fed up with us not delivering, they are fed up with unfulfilled promises and they are fed up with divisive politics.” Supporters of Truss, meanwhile, are urging lawmakers on the party’s libertarian right wing — including backers of Zahawi, Badenoch and Braverman — to unite around the foreign secretary. Johnson’s office has denied running a campaign to bad-mouth Sunak, whose resignation last week helped end the prime minister’s reign. “So it’s possible this will be our last confrontation.” Johnson said it was “true that I leave not at a time of my choosing,” but insisted: “I will be leaving soon with my head held high.” ___ Follow all of AP’s coverage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and British politics at https://apnews.com/hub/boris-johnson

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Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat

The Independent  

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UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges
2 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges

The Independent  

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4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other
2 months, 3 weeks ago

4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other

The Independent  

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4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party
3 months, 2 weeks ago

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party

The Independent  

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Do the Tory leadership candidates really want Boris Johnson back in cabinet?
4 months ago

Do the Tory leadership candidates really want Boris Johnson back in cabinet?

The Independent  

There is frenetic activity in two corners of the political forest during this normally quiet time of August. It’s not about words, it’s about delivery.” Priti Patel, another former home secretary, criticised Labour for giving in to the unions: “I was born in the 1970s. Every time the government gave in, union barons felt emboldened to come back for more.” …

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership

China Daily  

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-07-26 09:22 A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on July 7, 2024, shows Britain's former immigration minister Robert Jenrick appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. Former British immigration minister Robert Jenrick entered the Conservative leadership race on Thursday, …

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership

China Daily  

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on July 7, 2024, shows Britain's former immigration minister Robert Jenrick appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. Former British immigration minister Robert Jenrick entered the Conservative leadership race on Thursday, a day after former security minister Tom Tugendhat announced his bid to lead …

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Candidates emerge for Conservative leadership

China Daily  

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on July 7, 2024, shows Britain's former immigration minister Robert Jenrick appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. Former British immigration minister Robert Jenrick entered the Conservative leadership race on Thursday, a day after former security minister Tom Tugendhat announced his bid to lead …

Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November
5 months ago

Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced. Conservative lawmakers will narrow the field down through a series of votes to four contenders, who will make pitches to members at the party’s annual conference in early October. I believe this is what …

Who will replace Rishi Sunak as the Tory leader; what is next for him? Explained
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will replace Rishi Sunak as the Tory leader; what is next for him? Explained

Live Mint  

Rishi Sunak apologized to the public and gave his last speech at 10 Downing Street after the Conservative Party had a crushing defeat against Keir Starmer’s Labour Party on July 5. Who would be the next Tory leader? Akshata Murty's husband, Sunak, was an "impressive finance minister", but “never fully appeared in control of a divided Conservative party”. But after …

Rishi Sunak’s campaign to stay British PM showed his lack of political touch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s campaign to stay British PM showed his lack of political touch

The Hindu  

Rishi Sunak's campaign to remain Britain's Prime Minister showed a lack of political touch. “I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss," Mr. Sunak said in his final speech as Prime Minister outside the residence at 10 Downing St. Arguably, Mr. Sunak's biggest blunder — one that prompted him to apologize and which many …

UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak Resigns as Prime Minister
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak Resigns as Prime Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departed from Buckingham Palace following his resignation as prime minister late Friday morning, after the Conservative Party suffered staggering losses in the general election. Starmer: We will put the country first, party second Labour leader Keir Starmer, who is set to become the first Labour prime minister in 14 years, says his government will always …

Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. “I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss,” Sunak said in his final speech as prime minister outside the residence at 10 Downing St. Arguably, Sunak’s biggest blunder — one that prompted him to apologize and which many …

UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak resigns as PM, Conservative leader after crushing defeat to Labour
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak resigns as PM, Conservative leader after crushing defeat to Labour

India TV News  

UK Elections 2024: British Indian leader Rishi Sunak resigned as the Prime Minister as well as the leader of the Conservative Party after a crushing defeat to the Labour Party in Thursday's UK elections. Conservatives' face drubbing in UK elections Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the UK elections, ending 14 years of turbulent Conservative …

UK Elections 2024: 'I am sorry,' says Rishi Sunak as he concedes defeat, paves way for Starmer to become PM
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Elections 2024: 'I am sorry,' says Rishi Sunak as he concedes defeat, paves way for Starmer to become PM

India TV News  

UK Elections 2024: The Labour Party will officially form the next government as it crossed the majority mark of 326 seats in the 650-member House of Commons on Friday as vote counting in the UK elections was underway. Keir Starmer will now take the reins as the British Prime Minister from the 43-year-old British Indian leader Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative …

General election: Who are the main party leaders and what are their policies?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

General election: Who are the main party leaders and what are their policies?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose …

UK election 2024: Labour Party expected to trounce Rishi Sunak-led Conservatives, storm to power after 14 years
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UK election 2024: Labour Party expected to trounce Rishi Sunak-led Conservatives, storm to power after 14 years

Live Mint  

Britain's political leaders made a final frantic push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign expected to return a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative rule. Polls overwhelmingly predict that Labour will win its first general election since 2005 -- making Starmer the party's first prime minister since Gordon Brown left office in 2010. Sunak …

Boris Johnson backs Rishi Sunak, warns of Labour danger ahead of UK election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Boris Johnson backs Rishi Sunak, warns of Labour danger ahead of UK election

India Today  

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance in the British election campaign on Tuesday, issuing a last-ditch bid to rally support for the Conservatives and their leader Rishi Sunak, the man who helped turf him out of office. In a speech listing many of his own achievements, Johnson gave little personal endorsement to Sunak but focused on what …

This is what Boris is really up to (Hint: it’s not supporting Sunak...)
5 months, 3 weeks ago

This is what Boris is really up to (Hint: it’s not supporting Sunak...)

The Independent  

Boris Johnson’s surprise last-minute appearance at a Conservative election rally in London was not a sign of the party’s strength or unity, but a reminder of its weakness, divisions and sheer desperation. Sunak’s claim that Johnson’s appearance showed that “our Conservative family” is “united” was stretching it. His attacks on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage – “Don’t let the Putinistas …

UK election: Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UK election: Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is in its final hours. AP AUDIO: In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory AP correspondent Jill Lawless reports a strong connection could …

Boris Johnson warns Labour super-majority would be ‘height of insanity’ in surprise speech
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Boris Johnson warns Labour super-majority would be ‘height of insanity’ in surprise speech

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has warned voters of the perils of a “sledgehammer majority” for Labour that would deliver “the most Left-wing government since the war”. In a surprise appearance at a Conservative Party rally on Tuesday night, the former prime minister said it was “not too late” to “draw back from the brink” and stop Labour, urging his audience to “tell …

UK election 2024: Candidates, how voting works, key issues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UK election 2024: Candidates, how voting works, key issues

Associated Press  

LONDON — The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. FILE - Labour Party leader Keir Starmer listens to a question from port workers during a general …

What DOES happen if Rishi Sunak loses his own seat on July 4? First ever defeat of a sitting Prime Minister could trigger chaos in rudderless Tory party amid power battles and recrimination in early d
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What DOES happen if Rishi Sunak loses his own seat on July 4? First ever defeat of a sitting Prime Minister could trigger chaos in rudderless Tory party amid power battles and recrimination in early d

Daily Mail  

Fears have been raised that Rishi Sunak could become the first serving prime minister to not only lose a general election but lose their own seat as well. It means Sir Keir Starmer entering No10 on July 5 to become prime minister at the head of the first Labour government since 2010. It has emerged how a string of websites …

Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there’s always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. Sunak’s campaign has seen several missteps since he announced the July 4 election date in the pouring rain in late May, including his suspension of candidates …

Why U.K. Conservatives Are Headed For A Historic Defeat
6 months ago

Why U.K. Conservatives Are Headed For A Historic Defeat

Huff Post  

The party of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is headed for a historic defeat in the July 4 general election, after 14 years in power. 🚨NEW Savanta MRP for @Telegraph 📈Lab projected for 382 majority 📉Cons fighting with LDs to be Official Opposition Seat forecast 🌹Lab 516 🌳Con 53 🔶LD 50 🎗️SNP 8 🌼PC 4 ⬜️Other 0 17,812 UK adults, …

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune
6 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune

Associated Press  

LONDON — With less than three weeks until U.K. election day, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change an ominous tune for his Conservative Party. Polls continue to give the left-of-center opposition Labour Party under Keir Starmer a double-digit lead over Sunak’s Conservatives, who have been in power for 14 years under five different prime ministers. …

Sunak and Starmer clash over tax and health in a debate as disruptor Farage roils the UK election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak and Starmer clash over tax and health in a debate as disruptor Farage roils the UK election

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of a July 4 election expected to make one of them the country’s next leader. Sunak argued Labour would raise taxes because “it’s in their DNA.” …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes time away amid mass exodus of MPs
6 months, 4 weeks ago

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes time away amid mass exodus of MPs

The Hindu  

After declaring a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly spending his first Saturday with his closest advisers as he takes an “unusual step” of a day away from public events over the first weekend of the campaign. According to sources quoted by the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Sunak is taking the “unusual step” of a …

Tory MPs accuse Sunak of committing ‘hara-kiri’ with his party
7 months ago

Tory MPs accuse Sunak of committing ‘hara-kiri’ with his party

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has been accused of “committing hara-kiri with his party” by Tory MPs who have been left “absolutely seething” at the surprise announcement of a July election. Even members of the Cabinet were in the dark about the move until Wednesday, with MPs and party activists now scrambling to get their campaigns off the ground. Those seeking re-election have …

A UK election has been called for July 4. Here’s what to know
7 months ago

A UK election has been called for July 4. Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

LONDON — The United Kingdom’s first national election in five years is shaping up as a battle for the country’s soul, with some saying it poses an existential threat to the governing Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010. FILE - Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pass through the Peer’s Lobby …

British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade
7 months ago

British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party faces its biggest challenge to its 14-year rule. But Sunak was drenched by heavy rain outside the prime minister’s residence, and his announcement was nearly drowned out …

UK general election: PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise July vote as his party seeks to defy dire polls
7 months ago

UK general election: PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise July vote as his party seeks to defy dire polls

CNN  

London CNN — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative Party faces an uphill struggle to extend its 14 years in power. Soaked by a downpour as he spoke, Sunak said: “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future.” He …

Rishi Sunak calls UK general election for July 4
7 months ago

Rishi Sunak calls UK general election for July 4

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets date for national election, ending months of speculation as to the timing of the poll. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a snap general election, choosing July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power. “We will …

UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. “Under Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division.” Elphicke is the second Conservative lawmaker to defect to Labour in two …

UK PM Rishi Sunak on shaky ground after his party's collapse in local polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak on shaky ground after his party's collapse in local polls

India Today  

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results on Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a UK general election that will take place in the coming months. Though the results overall, admittedly on a low turnout, make for grim reading for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he was …

Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble

CNN  

CNN — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local elections, a sign that they could be in real trouble when the country holds a general election at some point later this year. With around a third of the results declared, the loss of more than 100 seats on local councils and one parliamentary seat in a by-election suggest …

Tory plot to take sword to Sunak and make Mordaunt PM
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory plot to take sword to Sunak and make Mordaunt PM

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the prime minister was …

Penny Mordaunt would be best Tory leader, say councillors
9 months ago

Penny Mordaunt would be best Tory leader, say councillors

The Telegraph  

The research was commissioned by Labour Together, a Left-wing think-tank that is contributing to Labour’s election strategy. Last week, The Telegraph revealed that Ms Mordaunt has made 40 trips to Tory association events across the UK since Mr Sunak became Prime Minister, travelling north to Glasgow, Bolton, the Ribble Valley and Altrincham, and west to Anglesey, Brecon and Somerset, as …

Tories in leadership chaos over ‘mad’ plot to replace Sunak with Mordaunt
9 months, 1 week ago

Tories in leadership chaos over ‘mad’ plot to replace Sunak with Mordaunt

The Independent  

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‘Weak, useless, rich idiot’: New poll condemns Rishi Sunak ahead of upcoming election
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Weak, useless, rich idiot’: New poll condemns Rishi Sunak ahead of upcoming 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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer fares slightly better among voters …

Sunak news live: Starmer says PM being bullied by party as senior Tories slam Simon Clarke’s ‘foolish’ coup
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Sunak news live: Starmer says PM being bullied by party as senior Tories slam Simon Clarke’s ‘foolish’ coup

The Independent  

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Sunak Faces Two By-Elections Next Month in Bid for Tory Momentum
11 months, 1 week ago

Sunak Faces Two By-Elections Next Month in Bid for Tory Momentum

Hindustan Times  

-- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a major test of his support next month as the Conservative Party tries to hold two parliamentary districts and build momentum before a UK-wide vote expected in the autumn. It’s a potentially pivotal moment for Sunak as he seeks to claw back a polling deficit behind Keir Starmer’s opposition Labour Party that’s fluctuated around …

Boris Johnson: Tories are in worse position than when I was PM
1 year ago

Boris Johnson: Tories are in worse position than when I was PM

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has said the Tories are in a worse position than when he was prime minister, but believes they still have time to win the next general election. Tories in “Red Wall” seats reportedly regret ousting Mr Johnson, who won the 2019 election with a landslide majority, and suggested he could make inroads where Mr Sunak could not. Mr …

DC Edit | Sunak's political gamble may be too little, too late
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Sunak's political gamble may be too little, too late

Deccan Chronicle  

In one desperate last throw of the dice like a gambler on a losing streak, Rishi Sunak, UK’s Tory Prime Minister, made startling Cabinet changes even as the Opposition Labour has been stealing a 20-point lead in popularity polls after 13 years of Conservative rule. Having promised ‘change’ at a recent party conclave, Mr Sunak, in a bid to placate …

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?
1 year, 2 months ago

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Al Jazeera  

The ruling party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls. “Useless”, “rubbish”, “bad”, “incompetent” and “corrupt” were the most prominent terms that appeared on a Savanta UK word cloud after it asked 2,000 people to describe the right-wing party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “They might …

Sunak is in a race against time to show what he stands for
1 year, 2 months ago

Sunak is in a race against time to show what he stands for

The Independent  

Rishi has been prime minister for almost a year, but we still don’t know what he stands for,” said one senior Conservative MP who backed Rishi Sunak for the party leadership. “He cannot wait a moment longer to set out what ‘Sunakism’ is and what another five years of it would mean.” That even Sunak’s supporters are getting impatient is …

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heads to the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference on Sunday facing a triple challenge: Cheer up a party that’s trailing in opinion polls, sideline rivals who are eyeing his job and persuade the voting public that a party in power for 13 years deserves another term in office. Sunak’s arsenal includes a package …

Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK polls

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Britain's governing Conservative Party avoided a drubbing Friday in a trio of special elections, managing to hold onto former premier Boris Johnson's seat in suburban London. Though the main opposition Labour Party and the smaller centrist Liberal Democrats overturned massive Conservative majorities to win a seat apiece, the Conservatives found some crumbs of comfort in their narrow success in …

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections

Associated Press  

LONDON — Voters weary of economic pain and political turmoil handed Britain’s governing Conservatives two thumping defeats Friday in a trio of special elections that point toward likely defeat for the party in the next national election. The Conservatives avoided a wipeout by holding onto former premier Boris Johnson ‘s seat in suburban London — a sliver of comfort for …

Sunak’s Conservatives lose two out of three seats in key UK vote
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak’s Conservatives lose two out of three seats in key UK vote

Al Jazeera  

Britain’s governing party avoids wipeout in special polls seen as test of public support before next year’s general elections. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s governing Conservative Party has lost two strategically important parliamentary seats in a trio of special elections, but avoided a wipeout after holding onto former Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s seat in suburban London. The people of Uxbridge …

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