New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, saying India and the UK would continue to strengthen their partnership across key areas including trade, investment, technology and defence. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said: “Warmest congratulations to Mr. Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. India and the UK are bound by shared democratic value…
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London, July 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Monday after delivering a farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street.In his speech, Starmer said Britain was now “stronger and fairer,” urged the country not to “succumb to that division,” and wished Andy Burnham, who is set to be his successor, “every success,” saying he had his “full support.”Starmer led the Labour Party to victory in the July 2024 general election, en…
London, July 17 (IANS) Britain’s Labour Party announced Friday that Andy Burnham has been confirmed as its leader.Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, is expected to be appointed prime minister on Monday after Keir Starmer formally steps down, in accordance with established procedure.Speaking at the Trades Union Congress headquarters in central London, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who also chairs Labour’s National Executive Committee, said Burnham had received nominations from…
London, April 30 (IANS) Two Jewish pedestrians were stabbed in the north-west London neighbourhood by a man, in the latest in a series of assaults targeting the community. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he was “deeply concerned” over the incident. The British counter-terrorism police have declared the incident a “terror attack”. The incident occurred earlier in the day in the north-west London neighbourhood, where a man armed with a knife randomly attacked Jewish pedestrians, Xinhua ne…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations as the UK bans visas to some nations that have high asylum cases, local media reported. The development comes days after the UK placed an “emergency brake” on visas of people from four nations after an increase in asylum claims from legal routes. The UK Home Office will end sponsored study visas for people of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan and end skilled …