Month: July 2024

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LONDON — Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results showed, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister later in the day, leading his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. In the brutal choreography of British politics, he will take charge in 10 Downing St. hours after the votes are counted – as Conservative …

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london — Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses. The poll showed Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament and a majority of 170, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government. Sunak’s party was forecast to only take 131 seats, down from 346 when parliament was dissolved and the worst electoral performance in its history. Voters punished the party for a cost-of-living crisis and years of instability and in-fighting …

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LONDON — Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll indicated Thursday, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses.  The poll showed Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government.   Sunak’s party was forecast to only take 131 seats, down from 346 when parliament was dissolved, as voters punish the Conservatives for a cost-of-living crisis and years of instability and infighting that has seen five prime ministers since 2016.   In the last six national …

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PARIS — Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to ensure there is no trouble, a minister said, as three candidates said they had been victims of attacks on the campaign trail. Sunday’s second round will determine whether Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, or RN, secures a parliamentary majority for the first time and forms the next government in France, the euro zone’s second-largest economy. The campaign has been marred by political tensions but also growing violence. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said he would be “very careful” about security …

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paris — A 76-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the River Seine on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s efforts to clean up the river for the Olympic Games. He had good timing: Hours later, regional authorities released data showing water quality in the river improved over the past week, raising hopes it can host Olympic swimming events after all. Joel Stratte McClure, who last swam in the Seine in 1976 for a magazine cover shoot, said he was impressed with the progress made in cleaning up …

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