London, May 15 (IANS) Josh Simons, a British Labour member of parliament (MP), resigned so that Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham could replace him in his constituency through a by-election.This would pave the way for Burnham’s return to the House of Commons. He is widely seen as a potential challenger to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership in the Labour Party, Xinhua news agency reported.In Simons’ resignation letter on social media, the Makerfield MP said the government fai…
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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…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) By the second decade of the 19th century, the British East India Company (EIC) had ceased to be a mere commercial concern. It was a staggering, debt-ridden empire, ruling over a vast population of seventy to eighty millions of souls. The tranquility of this immense possession, according to those who governed it, rested not solely on the sheer physical force of its armies, but on a highly volatile mix of “moral influence, and in a great degree even by prejudice”.In this fr…