insert_link World Britain’s Labour Party wins election by a landslide Britons are waking up to a new government for the first time in fourteen years. The Labour Party has won the UK general election by a landslide, forecast to win 410 seats. Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, says the country has delivered a sobering verdict, while Keir Starmer has declared: “change begins now”. Nina-Maria Potts reports: todayJuly 5, 2024 7
insert_link World D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday from UK election campaigning to commemorations for D-Day, after clashing in the campaign's first TV debate. Both leaders vying to be prime minister after next month's poll will be in Portsmouth, on England's south coast, marking the 80th anniversary of Allied landing in northern France in World War II. Campaigning for the July […] todayJune 5, 2024 7
insert_link World UK’s opposition Labour Party’s defending a move to drop a flasgship green investment plan The UK's opposition Labour Party's defending a move to drop a flasgship green investment plan. It had previously said it would invest 28 billion pounds a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. Now Labour leader Keir Starmer says that wouldn't be affordable because of damage the Conservative government have caused to the economy. The Conservatives say it's another example of Starmer 'flip-flopping'. Co-executive director of the […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 3
insert_link Opinion Pieces Labour hasn’t won a UK general election since 2010. Will 2024 be any different? By Rob Manwaring, Flinders University Democracy faces challenges around the globe in 2024: at least 64 countries will ask their citizens to elect a government this year. One of the most keenly observed will be the United Kingdom general election, likely to be held in November. The British Labour party has not won an election since 2010, and has lost the last four elections. At the last election in […] todayJanuary 31, 2024 12
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
