Labour Party: News

23 Oct 2024

Kamala Harris

Trump campaign files complaint against UK's Labour, alleging 'election interference'

The re-election campaign of former United States President Donald Trump has accused the United Kingdom's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the US presidential election.

04 Oct 2024

England

UK may soon get a bill on 'assisted dying' 

The United Kingdom Parliament will deliberate on a proposal to legalize assisted dying, nearly a decade after a similar proposal was rejected.

02 Oct 2024

Tony Blair

UK's Labour Party received gifts worth $1bn from betting firms

The United Kingdom's Labour Party and its leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, have reportedly accepted over £1 million ($1.3 billion) in donations and corporate hospitality from betting companies and other figures in the gambling sector.

27 Sep 2024

Elon Musk

Elon Musk hits out at Britain after reported summit snub 

Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest individual and CEO of Tesla, has expressed his displeasure with the United Kingdom government on X, a social media platform he owns.

25 Sep 2024

Israel

Starmer calls for 'return of Gaza sausages' instead of hostages 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a humorous slip of the tongue during his speech at the UK Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on Tuesday.

23 Sep 2024

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis's next project will have AI characters!

Andy Serkis, the actor best known for his role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings franchise, has revealed that his production company, Imaginarium, is working on a new project featuring "AI characters."

05 Jul 2024

Rishi Sunak

When would Sunak have to move out of Number 10

Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak will vacate 10 Downing Street following his defeat in the United Kingdom's general elections to Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party.

05 Jul 2024

Rishi Sunak

Who is Keir Starmer, the UK's next PM? 

The Labour Party's leader Sir Keir Starmer is poised to replace Rishi Sunak as the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

05 Jul 2024

Rishi Sunak

'I am sorry...': PM Sunak concedes defeat in UK polls

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday conceded defeat in the general elections, with Labour Party crossing the majority mark of 326 in the 650-member House of Commons.

05 Jul 2024

Rishi Sunak

UK: Sunak braces for huge loss; trends predict Labour sweep

Keir Starmer is poised to become Britain's next prime minister on Friday, with his Labour Party projected to win a large majority in the parliamentary election, according to an exit poll.

26 May 2024

Israel

Sunak pledges to bring back mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds 

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the Conservative government would bring back mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if they are voted to power in the upcoming general elections.

08 Feb 2024

Australia

Australia: Employees allowed to ignore bosses' calls after work hours

Australia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking "right to disconnect" law, which would allow workers to disregard "unreasonable calls," messages, and emails from their bosses when off the clock.

14 Nov 2023

United Kingdom

'Time to go': UK's Rishi Sunak gets first no-confidence letter

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has received his first no-confidence letter after dismissing Suella Braverman as the home secretary during a cabinet reshuffle on Monday.

14 Oct 2023

New Zealand

Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand elections, to be next PM

Christopher Luxon, the leader of the center-right National Party, will be New Zealand's 42nd Prime Minister as incumbent Chris Hipkins conceded that his Labour Party had lost the general election, The Associated Press reported.

12 Jun 2023

Dua Lipa

Spotify record: 'Dua Lipa' crosses 11B streams

Dua Lipa is one of the most known faces globally and the pop star is known for her sassy style and catchy music. The English-Albanian singer has been smashing records ever since and now her debut album titled Dua Lipa has become the first album by a female artist to surpass 11 billion streams on Spotify.

21 Jan 2023

United Kingdom

UK: PM Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt; apologizes

The United Kingdom police on Friday fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for riding in a car without a seatbelt, BBC reported.

21 Jan 2023

Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand: Chris Hipkins likely to be next Prime Minister 

Chris Hipkins will likely replace Jacinda Ardern as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand after being nominated by fellow MPs, Reuters reported.

19 Jan 2023

New Zealand

New Zealand: Meet the leaders likely to replace Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand's Labour Party is prompted to look for a new leader to assume the prime ministership after outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that she would step down from the post by February 7 and not seek re-election.

19 Jan 2023

New Zealand

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to step down next month

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (42) announced on Thursday that she will step down from the position by early February and not seek re-election.

17 Oct 2020

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party wins New Zealand election by landslide

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is all set to return for a second term as her Labour Party secured a landslide victory in the country's general elections on Saturday.

17 Aug 2020

New Zealand

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern delays elections as coronavirus returns

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who earned plaudits for controlling coronavirus outbreak in her country, has delayed parliamentary elections after fresh cases were reported.

21 Mar 2020

Netherlands

#BattleAgainstCoronavirus: Exhausted Dutch health minister resigns, opposition leader gets responsibility

The death toll due to novel coronavirus isn't declining, the number of infected persons is rising, and countries are scrambling to curtail the menace.

14 Dec 2019

Narayana Murthy

UK: Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among 15 Indian-origin MPs elected

As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to power with a big majority in the United Kingdom elections on Friday, the polls also marked a victory for diversity.

13 Apr 2019

London

Man masturbates in front of British lawmaker, police launch probe

In a shocking incident, British parliamentarian Naz Shah was assaulted in broad daylight on a London bus last week.

13 Apr 2019

Narendra Modi

#ThisDayThatYear: Today marks 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Saturday, April 13, marked the 100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, one of the darkest days of British rule in India in which innocents were killed by a ruthless general.

15 Jan 2019

Theresa May

UK lawmakers prepare to deliver verdict on EU divorce deal

British lawmakers are preparing to deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union today after more than two years of political upheaval.

19 Dec 2018

Germany

UK-court jails neo-Nazi couple, who named their child after Hitler

A British court sentenced a neo-Nazi couple to prison on Tuesday. The couple had named their newborn baby after German dictator Adolf Hitler and the court described the intentions of the group, they were part of, as dangerous.

27 Nov 2018

Brussels

British PM May comes under fire over EU exit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced parliamentary fury yesterday as she set off on the tricky task of convincing mutinous lawmakers to back her divorce deal with the European Union (EU).

16 Nov 2018

Theresa May

UK PM May faces no-confidence threat after top officials quit

Embattled British Prime Minister, Theresa May, yesterday faced a possible "coup" after Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, Indian-origin minister Shailesh Vara and two other ministers resigned from her divided Cabinet over UK's "half-baked" divorce deal with the EU.

30 Sep 2018

England

British ministers' phone numbers released to public after app gaffe

Phone numbers and other personal details of senior ministers from Britain's Conservative Party were made public by an app security flaw yesterday, including those of top Brexiteers Michael Gove and Boris Johnson.

17 Sep 2018

Theresa May

British PM Theresa May calls leadership speculation 'irritating'

British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she was "irritated" by speculation about a leadership contest as she slammed former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, seen as her most likely challenger.

21 Jun 2018

New Zealand

It's a girl! New Zealand PM blessed with first child

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital today, becoming the second world leader to do so while in office.

14 Feb 2018

Israel

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu faces corruption charges

Israeli police has claimed that there is enough evidence to indict scandal-ridden PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Reportedly, he faces allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases.

16 Dec 2017

Oxford Dictionary

Oxford Dictionaries declares 'Youthquake' 2017's word of the year

"Youthquake" has been deemed word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries, reflecting the "political awakening" among millennial voters globally.

14 Dec 2017

Theresa May

Brexit: May government loses key vote after Tory rebellion

The Brexit took an unexpected turn after Britain's Theresa May government faced a surprise defeat in a Parliamentary vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

03 Nov 2017

Hollywood

What is the British Parliament sex scandal all about?

Ever since numerous sexual harassment allegations popped up against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, a number of men/woman have been speaking out about their experiences on harassment at the hand of powerful individuals

17 Oct 2017

Panama Papers

Panama Papers journalist Daphne Caruana killed in car bomb explosion

Prominent investigative journalist-blogger of Europe's Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia, who accused the nation's government of corruption and fearlessly led Panama Papers investigation, has been killed in a car bomb attack near her Bidnija residence.

10 Jun 2017

Theresa May

May to form government with DUP, retains top ministers

Following British PM Theresa May's decision to form the government with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), official sources from her office has indicated that she would retain top ministers including Amber Rudd, Interior minister and Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary.

09 Jun 2017

Theresa May

Theresa May loses overall majority in the British Parliament

As results came in on UK elections, the Conservative Party led by incumbent PM Theresa May failed to secure an overall majority, resulting in a hung Parliament.

08 Jun 2017

UK Elections

UK elections 2017: Who are the Indian candidates?

One of the oldest and largest immigrant communities in the United Kingdom, Indians have been quietly but steadily working their way up into the country's top political rung.

12 May 2017

Karnataka

Mysuru Palace fire damages ticket counter, compound wall

A fire which broke out at an ATM-kiosk inside Mysuru Palace caused damage to parts of the palace's gate, the compound wall near the ticket counter and the counter.

05 May 2017

Theresa May

EU-UK spat: EU Parliament chief hits back at May's broadside

Antonio Tajani, Head of the European Parliament rejected British PM Theresa May's claim that the EU was interfering with the June elections in UK.

03 Mar 2017

Australia

Australia to curb fast-food visas

The Australian government is considering limiting the number of visas it issues to workers to be employed in fast food chains like McDonald's, KFC and Hungry Jack's.

25 Feb 2017

World

Dutch Freedom Party candidate suspends campaigning

Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Islam politician has suspended all further public campaigning ahead of the general elections next month due to security concerns.

Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour party leader

After witnessing motions and voters looking to oust him from the Labour party, British politician Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as the Labour party leader.