London, May 10 (IANS) Britain’s ruling Labour Party suffered major losses in local elections, while Reform UK made significant gains, according to final results released. Across around 5,000 council seats in 136 English councils and elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, Labour lost almost 1,500 council seats in England and surrendered control of around 40 local councils, including several traditional strongholds, in the elections on Thursday.The opposition Conservatives also endured h…
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London, April 29 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will not be investigated over claims that he misled Parliament regarding Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States, after a House of Commons vote on Tuesday.After more than five hours of debate, Members of Parliament voted 335 to 223 against a motion led by the Conservative Party that called for Starmer to be investigated by the House’s Privileges Committee.Starmer told British media on Monday that the vote was a “p…
London, April 28 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the vote on the following day to decide whether he will be investigated is a “political stunt” by his “political opponents.””What’s my political opponents are doing tomorrow is a political stunt,” Starmer said.”Having a political stunt adds absolutely nothing to the transparency we’ve got. It’s not good use of parliament’s time.”British House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle announced earlier in the day that Starmer will face the v…