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UK Labour Party
The latest news and top stories on Labour Party. A prominent United Kingdom based political party, the Labour Party is dedicated to social justice, economic prosperity and public service. Its main headquarters are in London, with another office in Newcastle upon Tyne. Formed from the trade union movement, its core mission is to give working people a voice and improve lives. Key areas of focus include economic growth, healthcare, clean energy, crime reduction and education. The party is recognised for establishing the National Health Service and implementing significant social reforms.
Customers drink outside a pub in London on July 3. Pubs, a quintessential cornerstone of British communities, are closing at the rate of around one a day. Photo: EPA
Britain

New UK PM to cut taxes for struggling pubs: ‘drop in the ocean’

Ministers did not say how the cut, which is expected to cost government finances around £100 million a year, would be funded.

Britain

UK’s Burnham eyes lower energy bills in first move as PM

Britain

China’s Li congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister

Britain

UK’s new PM Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

After being formally appointed by King Charles, Burnham promised a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy.

Britain’s new Prime Minster Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he arrives at Downing Street on Monday. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Trump welcomes reports Andy Burnham could open up North Sea oil drilling

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

European Union

Opinion | As the UK discusses an EU return, Hong Kong offers lessons

Like Hong Kong, which functions as a special administrative region of China, could the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union with a special administrative name?

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Britain

UK’s next prime minister Andy Burnham vows to ‘give hope back’ to Britons

The ex-Manchester mayor will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade when he takes office on Monday.

Andy Burnham waves as he leaves Labour’s special conference, where he was confirmed as the party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Britain

‘End of my political journey’: UK’s Starmer takes last questions session

The prime minister, who steps down next week, says he is leaving Britain ‘in better shape than I found it’.

Britain

UK grooming gangs scandal deepens Labour’s woes amid voter backlash

Analysts warn the failure to protect vulnerable girls and deport a convicted ringleader has ‘undermined’ the ruling party.

Britain

Burnham to be next UK prime minister after securing more Labour MPs’ support

Andy Burnham’s 349 nominations have effectively ruled out any rival bid for leadership.

Andy Burnham will be sworn in as Britain's prime minister next Monday, succeeding outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: AP
India

UK deal to serve as testing ground for India’s Western trade ambitions

The pact will be a ‘practical blueprint’ for resolving issues such as tariffs, services and regulatory cooperation, analysts say.

Employees work at a garment factory in Bengaluru, India, in May. Indian textiles and leather products are expected to gain from the country’s trade deal with the UK. Photo: EPA
Britain

Farage vs Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire

Nigel Farage triggers a by-election for his own parliamentary seat – but his only rival may be ⁠man who wears trash can on his head.

Britain

UK’s Nigel Farage faces new allegations over gifts

Reform UK leader referred to parliament’s standards watchdog after a report that he failed to declare some benefits.

Britain

UK’s likely next prime minister to unveil plan to shift power from London

Andy Burnham to push for more local decision-making in a major speech after returning to national politics.

UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham. Photo: Getty Images
Diplomacy

Editorial | Even as Starmer goes, Britain’s pragmatic China stance likely to stay

Andy Burnham, tipped to succeed Starmer, is not an outspoken critic of Beijing and engagement is set to continue despite broader geopolitical tensions.

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Andy Burnham, Labour MP for Makerfield, celebrates after his swearing-in at the Houses of Parliament on June 22. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Britain

After 6 prime ministers in 10 years, can anyone fix the UK?

Keir Starmer quit less than two years after a landslide win. His successor will be the seventh prime minister since Brexit in 2016.

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Britain

Burnham’s road to 10 Downing Street: how will Starmer be replaced?

With Andy Burnham emerging as the clear front-runner to lead Britain, here’s what could happen next.

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Britain

‘Sort of a friend’: Trump takes parting shot at UK’s Starmer

US leader offers his thoughts after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump at the recent G7 summit in Evian, France,. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK’s Starmer considers political future as pressure builds

Rival Andy Burnham’s decisive parliamentary by-election win triggers a wave of cabinet pressure on the UK leader.

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Britain

‘King of the North’ wins seat, setting up challenge to UK’s Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor secures a path to Parliament in by-election, but prime minister vows to fight any leadership challenge.

China-UK relations

UK envoy visits Yanan, historic party site rarely seen by Western officials

Peter Wilson also goes to the village where Xi Jinping spent years in hard labour during Cultural Revolution.

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British ambassador to China Peter Wilson and Lu Kang, vice-minister of the Communist Party's International Department visit Yanan in northwestern China on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Britain

Starmer’s future on the line as Britain holds closely watched vote

Andy Burnham looks to return to Westminster via the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a potential Labour leadership challenge.

A polling station at a parish centre in Winstanley, Wigan, located inside the critical Makerfield constituency. Photo: AFP
Britain

New UK party emerges as a threat to Farage. And, it’s even more far-right

Rupert Lowe’s fringe group threatens Reform’s momentum ahead of a key parliamentary test.

Britain

Elon Musk accused of stoking tensions, ‘weaponising fear’ in Belfast

Musk, who shared lists on social media of locations where protests could take place, blamed ‘uncontrolled immigration’ for the unrest.

Indonesia

Exclusive | Indonesian union boss defends joining Prabowo’s government

Said Iqbal says workers need lobbyists inside the palace. Critics say organised labour’s best weapon is its independence.

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Said Iqbal, Indonesia’s new presidential special advisor for manpower and labour welfare affairs, reacts following his inauguration at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Keir Starmer will be ‘part of’ any Labour leadership race, deputy says

British media cited unnamed MPs who said Prime Minister Starmer has been calling key supporters to say that if there is a leadership contest he would ‘fight it’.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as he visits a defence tech company in Swindon, England, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Opinion | UK could take a leaf out of Hong Kong’s supply-side economics

Too much government interference, whether through subsidies or regulatory pressure, stifles the very growth that can better society.

Britain

Turning over a new leaf: why UK’s green mandate is a win for Asia

The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say.

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