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The United Kingdom's new Labour Party government has confirmed that it will start charging a 20 percent value-added tax on private school tuition in January 2025. It promises to use the money to fund 6,500 new teachers in state school. Treasury official James Murray said the government is looking at…

Reason

Cleaners in Parliament facing mass redundancies despite Labour pledge to ‘serve working people’

Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU) have warned they face “chaos and uncertainty”

The Independent UK

Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?

The Southport stabbing incident has stunned the UK, at a time when knife crimes have been surging in the country.

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Main points as Labour announce billions of spending cuts in 'new era of austerity'

Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds in spending cuts, after ordering the Treasury to carry out an audit of the UK’s public finances.

The National (Scotland)

Chancellor urged to apologise to Scots as Labour announce huge spending cuts

THE Chancellor has been urged to apologise to Scots after announcing huge cuts to public spending ...

The National (Scotland)

What is the UK’s two-child cap on benefits and will Labour ever reverse it?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls from campaigners and his own MPs to scrap the cap on family benefits.

Al Jazeera

Britain's Treasury chief vows to run the economy with 'iron discipline' amid demands for pay raises

Britain’s new Treasury chief says she will run the economy with “iron discipline.”

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Charles III unveils new Labour govt plan to turbocharge economy in King’s Speech

Britain's King Charles outlined Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans for the coming year onWednesday, promising a government of service focused on growing the economy and tackling issues from an acute housing shortage to a cost of living crisis. Starmer's Labour party won an overwhelming victory in the July 4 general…

France 24

UK Labour Government Unveils Ambitious Legislative Agenda

Explore Britain's Labour Party government's plans unveiled in the King's Speech, balancing change and cost for economic growth and wealth creation.

Top News

UK's new Labour government sets out plans to 'take the brakes off' the economy in King's Speech

Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost

The Independent UK

Labour urged to end 'shameful' two-child cap in King's Speech

LABOUR have been handed an ultimatum by the SNP if they do not include plans to drop the “shameful” two-child cap in the King’s Speech this…

The National (Scotland)

Who's who in Britain's new Labour government led by Keir Starmer

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed a Cabinet of Labour Party lawmakers and a few outside experts as he tries to tackle priorities including boosting a sluggish economy, building more homes and fixing the creaking state-funded health service

The Independent UK

Disproportional representation: what the UK election landslide would look like under NZ’s MMP system

At first glance, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has just put in a performance for the ages in the British general election.

The Conversation

New PM Starmer names ministerial team after landslide UK election win

Rachel Reeves becomes the UK’s first female finance minister while David Lammy is appointed as foreign secretary.

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The Independent UK

How Labour beat the Conservatives in Britain after 14 years, by the numbers

Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election

Al Jazeera

UK general election 2024 results: Five key takeaways

Key takeaways, from Starmer’s Labour Party win and the Conservative Party’s fall, to Reform winning seats.

Marie Claire

What will Labour do for us - here’s how the new Prime Minister aims to tackle domestic abuse

The UK has a new Labour Prime Minister - here’s what it means for survivors of domestic- and gender-based violence

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The Independent UK

‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM

Labour’s landslide win was branded a ‘power shift’ by Fox News while The Washington Post described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a ‘lefty lawyer [who] defended vegan anarchists’ but is ‘no Winston Churchill’

France 24

Keir Starmer names top cabinet posts after Labour's sweeping election victory

Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister after an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday, a few hours after the Labour party's landslide victory in the UK general election. Starmer later unveiled his new cabinet, which included Britain's first female finance minister.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins in UK election

Former Labour Party leader and pro-Palestine activist Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected in Islington North as an independent.

The Conversation

Which European leaders does prime minister Keir Starmer need to call and what will his relationship be like with each?

To get to power, Keir Starmer’s Labour party has aimed to “de-risk” its image and present itself as trustworthy and stable. That appears to have paid off domestically, but it contrasts with the near impossibility of derisking foreign policy.

Top News

Labour Party Wins UK Parliament With Minority Vote Share

Explore the UK's electoral system and the discrepancies between seat distribution and popular vote share.

Al Jazeera

UK election results 2024: Why do some popular parties win so few seats?

Reform UK has won just four seats with 14 percent of the vote, while Conservatives got 121 seats on 24 percent – why?

Dynamite News

UK Election: "Labour Party has won...", declares Rishi Sunak conceding his defeat

"The Labour Party has won this general election," Sunak said, adding that he called up Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory. Read further on Dynamite News:

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