Andy Burnham to give first speech after becoming UK prime minister – UK politics live
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Andy Burnham to give first speech after becoming UK prime minister – UK politics live

New PM will give address at Downing Street as after meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting King CharlesAndy Burnham may see banners urging the government not to allow the proposed Rosebank oil field development in the North Sea as he drives to Buckingham Palace and the No 10 today.Here is a banner on Whitehall. Continue reading...

Tens of thousands of Cockroach party protesters defy police with Delhi march

Tens of thousands of Cockroach party protesters defy police with Delhi march

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Youth-led movement calls on education minister to quit in one of India’s largest anti-government rallies in yearsTens of thousands of protesters have defied police orders and descended on Delhi to demand the resignation of India’s education minister in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years.A huge crowd, largely made up of students and gen Z-ers, filled the streets in the heart...

Investigation of Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is ‘kangaroo court’, says Reform MP

Investigation of Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is ‘kangaroo court’, says Reform MP

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Runcorn MP Sarah Pochin says parliament mounting ‘vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK’A Reform UK MP has complained that the standards system investigating Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is a “kangaroo court”.Sarah Pochin, the Runcorn MP, said Farage had called a byelection in his Clacton seat so that voters could decide whether they back him or not, and argued that “the media, th...

India's Cockroach party leads thousands of youth in protest to parliament

India's Cockroach party leads thousands of youth in protest to parliament

France 24 •

Demonstrators in the Indian capital have marched to parliament as they demand the sacking of the country's education minister. The youth-led Cockroach movement, started as a satirical youth platform, but has morphed into something larger. Protesters are more galvanised after a hunger-striking social activist was forcibly moved to hospital, against his will.

Switch in UK prime minister comes amid growing voter scepticism

Switch in UK prime minister comes amid growing voter scepticism

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UK soon-to-be Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to 'bring back hope' to the country as he succeeds to Keir Starmer. He is becoming the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade, and the fourth one since 2022. His biggest challenge will be to convince voters to trust Labour can bring stability to the country.

英労働党のバーナム党首 イギリスの新首相に就任 国王が任命

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イギリスの与党・労働党のバーナム党首は20日、ロンドンのバッキンガム宮殿でチャールズ国王に任命され、首相に就任しました。バーナム氏はマンチェスターの前市長で、6月の議会下院の補欠選挙で当選して国政に復帰し、17日、労働党の新たな党首に選出されました。

Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting with King Charles – UK politics live

Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting with King Charles – UK politics live

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Burnham now formally PM and will form a new government after Keir Starmer met with king earlier to offer his formal resignationAndy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting King CharlesAndy Burnham may see banners urging the government not to allow the proposed Rosebank oil field development in the North Sea as he drives to Buckingham Palace and the No 10 today.Here is a banner on Whitehall...

Andy Burnham wants to lead the UK 'differently': how different can he be?

Andy Burnham wants to lead the UK 'differently': how different can he be?

France 24 •

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, is taking the final steps to become prime minister and succeed to Keir Starmer. While he has vowed to do things differently to his predecessor, he is facing the same challenges. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot looks at what he will be facing.

EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products

EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products

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The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million (US$630 million) fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products, including unsafe toys and cosmetics. The European Union said AliExpress also did not do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit products and that when the platform detected illegal goods were on sale, many remained online for several weeks. The EU found some of the ...

Burnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UK

Burnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UK

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New PM promises new political and economic model in ‘biggest changes in 40 years’ in first speech outside No 10UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said his arrival in power will be a “circuit breaker” moment for Britain, pledging that his government will restore hope to millions of people.Addressing the country for the first time from outside No 10 after taking over from Kier Starmer...

Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting King Charles

Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister after meeting King Charles

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New Labour leader takes over from Keir Starmer and will head to Downing Street to appoint his cabinetUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has formally become the UK prime minister after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace, the fourth person to hold the role in less than four years and the sixth within a decade.Burnham, who took over from Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party on...