Right-wing UK tabloid warns of 'Starmergeddon' ahead of Thursday's general election
Europe • Jul 3, 2024, 9:33 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday July 3: The UK press anticipates a landslide win for Labour in Thursday's general election. Also, more than 200 candidates stand down in French constituencies in a bid to hold back the tide of the far right. In other news, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has responded to an investigation that exposed Nazi salutes and racist slogans in the youth wing of her party. Plus, US President Joe Biden tries to contain the fallout from last week's presidential debate. Finally, we look at the top picks for astronomy photographer of the year.
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Newly elected PM Starmer says aims to turn UK economy around
Europe • 2:21 PM
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Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday who began his first full day in charge said he aims to turn the UK economy around. Starmer spent his first hours in Downing Street on Friday appointing his ministerial team, hours after securing hi
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New UK PM Starmer confirms end of Rwanda migration plan
Europe • 1:42 PM
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda as he vowed to deliver on voters' mandate for change, though he warned it will not happen quickly. “The Rwanda s
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Pro-separatist SNP records worst performance since 2010 in UK poll
Europe • 11:56 AM
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The pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually obliterated at the UK general election on Friday, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement. Keir Starmer's Labour party overturned more than a decade of SNP domination by
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Starmer kicks off plan to 'rebuild Britain' after landslide win
Europe • 9:26 AM
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Newly elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer will kickstart his plan to "rebuild Britain" on his first full day in charge Saturday, after his party's landslide election win ended 14 years of Conservative rule. He is expected to hold his first cabinet
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'Momentous day in British politics': Sunak step down as Starmer steps up
Europe • 8:42 AM
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Friday was a "momentous day in British politics" that saw Rishi Sunak step down as prime minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arriving at number 10 Downing Street, FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.
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