Has the UK changed?
"Conscientious, manageable, a bit dull"
This is what the media says about the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
On July 5, local time,
Starmer at Buckingham Palace,
Appointed by King Charles III of the United Kingdom,
Became the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and was responsible for forming a cabinet.
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Great change in the UK! The Indian prime minister gambled on the biggest fiasco in 190 years!
According to the results of the British general election, in the early morning of the 5th local time, the Labor Party won more than half of the seats in the election of the House of Commons and won the election.
Labour leader Keir Starmer will become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and form a government.
During the election, Starmer liked to emphasize the ordinariness of his origins and qualifications, in contrast to Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs analyst and the son-in-law of a wealthy man.
Keir Starmer was born in September 1962 in South London, England, to a working-class family that supported the Labour Party, to a craftsman father and a nurse mother.
At the age of 18, Starmer entered the University of Leeds to study law, the first in his family to attend university. He received his postgraduate qualifications from the University of Oxford.
The political turmoil in the UK has continued in recent years, with five prime ministers stepping down in the eight years since 2016.
Sunak came to power in October 2022 and has been in office for less than 2 years, while Truss was only prime minister for 45 days before him.
Think of Sunak when he came to power
It's also a beautiful scenery
In fact, as early as late May, Sunak suddenly announced the start of the general election ahead of schedule, which caught everyone off guard and was ready to "stud".
Some analysts believe that factors such as the rising threat of far-right parties and the difficulty of an absolute improvement in the British economy in the second half of the year prompted Sunak and the Conservative Party to make the decision to call for an early election.
Sunak's abrupt announcement of an election date caught many Conservative MPs off guard in the lower house of parliament, with some opting in to throw in the towel as they decided their chances of re-election were slim. Nearly 100 Conservative MPs in the House of Commons have announced that they will not run for re-election, and some have even switched to the Labour Party, which shows the lack of confidence and low morale in their party.
We can all see the results of his big gamble now - after six weeks of busy work, the Conservative Party's support has not only not risen at all, but has also almost been overtaken by the British Reform Party (the right-wing party, Ref in the picture below), and even the position of the opposition party is almost guaranteed.
It can be said that Sunak not only lost, but lost extremely badly.
The Conservatives will win 123 seats
18.9% of the total
A look at the Conservative Party's election record shows that it has not had such a small number of seats since its founding in 1834 – even the worst ever one, Arthur Balfour's 1906 election, won 156 seats, or 23.3 per cent.
After this election, the British media also pointed out that for British politics, a loss in an election will certainly not collapse the Conservative Party, a centuries-old shop, overnight, but the reputation of a political party has been trampled on in just a few years, which is the real trouble for the Conservative Party in the future.
The ballots borrowed five years ago, of course, have to be repaid if they don't do well, and they have to add a high interest. Today's fiasco is probably just the beginning of a painful process for the Conservative Party to repay its debts.
When Starmer takes office, he will face many challenges at home and abroad. He pledged to continue to support Ukraine, reduce trade barriers with the EU, and help small businesses. At the same time, the new government will need to deal with pressing issues such as Tata Steel's carbon emissions, sewage pollution from privatized water companies, and salary negotiations with junior doctors.
Shein, a fast-fashion retailer founded by China, is said to have made a secret submission to the UK market regulator in June, kicking off the process of a possible listing in London by the end of the year. Labour has met with Shein and expressed support for the deal, which could be positive for the UK market. However, issues with Shein's labor practices, supply chain and import duty exemptions could pose a conundrum for the Labor Party.
Labour's victory in the general election has breathed new life into British politics. Starmer pledged to lead the country toward revival and rebuild public trust in politics. The policies and initiatives of the new government will have a profound impact on the political, economic and social future of the UK.
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Many countries congratulated the British Labour Party on its victory, and Prime Minister Albanese sent blessings, calling it Australia's "sister party"
澳洲总理Anthony Albanese在推特上向英国新首相Keir Starmer表示祝贺。
"Congratulations to my friend, the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his landslide victory in the elections," Albanese wrote.
"I look forward to working constructively with the incoming Labour government."
A new poll shows that opposition leader Peter Dutton is the choice for prime minister by a narrow margin ahead of Australia's current prime minister, Anthony Albanese.
News 9, a poll of more than 1,600 voters called ResolvePoliticMonitor, showed that Duton had 36 percent of voters, compared to Albanese's 35 percent.
Although the gap is small, this is the first time since the survey began that the opposition leader has been favored by more voters.
Labour also fell to 28 percent in the primary, while the coalition government held steady at 36 percent, according to the survey. The survey also showed that voters put the coalition government ahead of Labour on two key national issues.
According to the report, 40 per cent of voters now believe that Duton and the coalition are the best candidates to run the Australian economy, while only 24 per cent support Albanese and the Labor Party.
On national security, 42 per cent support Duton and the coalition government, while 23 per cent support Albanese and Labour.
I don't know if the sister party on the other side of the strait won this time, can it give our Australian Labor Party a little confidence.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Starmer's victory historic and said, "There is still a lot of work ahead on both sides of the Atlantic to build a more progressive and equitable future for people." ”
The Portuguese Prime Minister shared the following message in Portuguese and English on X: "I congratulate Kiel Starmer on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. You can be confident that Portugal will be committed to strengthening the deep and dynamic ties between our two countries and pushing the world's most enduring alliance into the future".
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also sent a congratulatory message, saying he looked forward to deepening the "close friendship between Israel and the United Kingdom."
European Council President Charles Michel congratulated future UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his "historic victory" in the general election and said he looked forward to working with London under the Labour government.
"The EU and the UK are indispensable partners who cooperate in all areas of common interest to our citizens," Michel said on the X social network.
He added that he will meet with Mr. Starmer at the European Political Community summit scheduled for July 18. "We [will] discuss common challenges, such as stability, security, energy and migration."
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also congratulated Mr. Starmer. "I look forward to building a constructive partnership with you to address common challenges and strengthen European security," she said.
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As the dust settles on the election results, Sunak has already declared defeat and resigned as prime minister. The Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street has welcomed its sixth owner in eight years – Sir Keir Starmer, an Oxford scholar from a civilian family, a legal expert and retired Crown Prosecution Service's Attorney-General.
How he will form Britain's first Labour government in the past 14 years, and how the Labour Party will govern after sweeping the country and establishing a stable majority in parliament, will be the topic of great concern for the British and even the world.
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