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Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, center, joins pro-Palestinian activists in protest calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in central London on March 30, 2024. Corbyn won the Islington North constituency as an independent during the July 4, 2024 election.
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The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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Labour wins UK election as Sunak concedes defeat
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer arrives on board his election battle bus at a campaign event in Halesowen after unveiling Labour’s manifesto in Manchester for the forthcoming General Election on July 4. Picture date: Thursday June 13, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election Labour. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
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Can Keir Starmer give Britain the change it desperately wants?
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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Labour sweeps to power, but Keir Starmer’s honeymoon may be brief: the key takeaways from the UK’s general election
Then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, together with his wife Akshata Murty and their children Anoushka and Krishna, light candles outside of 10 Downing Street, during the Hindu festival of Diwali, in November last year.
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Opinion: What Britain’s first Asian prime minister meant to my family
Britain's Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media after winning his first seat in parliament during the UK election in Clacton-on-Sea, Britain, on July 5, 2024.
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Farage wins first seat as his upstart right wing Reform UK party gains ground

2024 UK Election

What you need to know about the UK’s upcoming general election
A US-style migration debate is taking over Britain’s election - with a Trump acolyte leading the charge
What happened to the UK economy? 5 charts break down the key election issue
Millionaires are fleeing Britain in their thousands
Why UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election he’s expected to lose
Brexit champion Nigel Farage enters UK election race, in more bad news for Sunak’s Conservatives
Why Britain’s towns and cities are going bust

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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak delivers a speech after retaining his seat as MP for Richmond and Northallerton in Northallerton, north of England, early on July 5, 2024. Britain's main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated, with Keir Starmer replacing Rishi Sunak as prime minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TEMILADE ADELAJA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sunak concedes election. Hear what he told supporters 1:01
WHITLAND, WALES - JULY 3: Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer smiles on the final day of campaigning at the West Regwm Farm on July 3, 2024 in Whitland, Wales. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: New Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announces that he will stand during the upcoming general election during a press conference on June 3, 2024 in London, England. Nigel Farage announces he is to stand as a candidate in the forthcoming General Election as he takes over as leader of The Reform Party from Richard Tice. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Nigel Farage and Reform UK outperformed expectations. Expert has theory why 2:17
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First-time UK voter chose Reform over Tories. Hear why 1:22
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Exit poll: ‘Landslide’ for Labour as Reform UK and Liberal Democrats make gains 1:31
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Hear what issues matter most to these first-time voters in the UK 4:38
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Watch the history of colors in British politics 2:38
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Homeless persons tents pitched in line on the pavement in Whitechapel on 5th December 2023 in East London, United Kingdom. The scene is illustrative of the social disparity in the UK with some people who live in relative wealth in comparison to others, and is an ever common sight in the capital, as people struggle with the cost of living crisis and mental health issues.
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Welcome to power, Keir Starmer. Now fix Britain’s economic mess
This electric car battery takes less than 5 minutes to charge
Krispy Kreme is rolling out ‘Friends’-themed doughnuts. But you probably can’t get any
Want your child to go to Eton? Get ready to pay $13,000 more each year
Americans could be on a tight budget this summer

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In a protest against Barclays' sponsorship of Wimbledon, activists from anonymous arts collective Brandalism have replaced commercial billboard, bus stop and tube ads surrounding the prestigious tennis tournament, which opens on Monday, with hard-hitting artworks targeting Barclays' links to arms companies and the climate crisis. 30/6/24 Photo Tom Pilston.
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Ad protests target Wimbledon’s ‘strawberries and cream’ image over event’s ties with Barclays
England produces stunning escape act to defeat Slovakia in extra time at Euro 2024 and reach quarterfinals
Hungarian striker Barnabás Varga released from hospital following serious injury at Euro 2024
England qualifies top of Group C after underwhelming goalless draw against Slovenia
Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai calls for medical protocol change after Barnabás Varga sustains serious injury at Euros

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Storied Titian painting found at London bus stop after theft goes to auction
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Tiny Titian masterpiece once found at London bus stop sells for over $22 million
Drawings by teenage Queen Victoria to go up for auction
How Britain’s political parties got their colors
Prosthetic noses, pencil skirts and real talk about her native London: Martine Rose’s Milan Fashion Week debut packs a punch
Titian masterpiece once found at London bus stop could sell for $32 million

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They set off around the world on a motorcycle and ‘fell off many times.’ Now they’re in the record books
Why Germans are flocking to this hotel that celebrates all things British
His wife died. Then he unexpectedly found a second chance at love on vacation
‘Significant number of flights’ at Manchester Airport disrupted due to power cut
She got on a flight to visit her boyfriend. Then she kissed a stranger she met on the plane