UK election

In UK Election Campaign's Final Hours, Rishi Sunak Battles To The End As Labour's Starmer Eyes Victory

During a hectic final two days of campaigning that saw him visit a food distribution warehouse, a supermarket, a farm and more, Sunak insisted “the outcome of this election is not a foregone conclusion.”

Jul 03, 2024, 11:45 AM IST

Rishi Sunak Sets July 4 As Election Date, Seeks Mandate Amid Economic, Political Challenges

July 4 is selected as the day to decide who will run the government in the UK, this is the first time Rishi Sunak will be facing the public as the leader of the largest party in parliament.

May 23, 2024, 06:54 AM IST

Rishi Sunak 'at risk' of losing seat at next general election, predicts new poll

Indian-origin British PM Rishi Sunak and 15 of his Cabinet ministers are at risk of losing their seats in a general election in 2024, according to new polling data.

Jan 09, 2023, 08:41 AM IST

Liz Truss becomes UK's new Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister of Britain was announced today. 46-year-old Liz Truss has been elected Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak defeated Liz Truss in all five rounds of voting for Conservative Party MPs in Britain.

Sep 05, 2022, 18:18 PM IST

Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss: Hacker threat looming over Britain's PM election? - Read details

Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss: The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spy agency issued a warning that cyber hackers could attempt to change people's ballots.

Aug 03, 2022, 08:16 AM IST

News 100: Watch top news stories of the day

This segment of Zee News brings top news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest news headlines.

Dec 14, 2019, 13:22 PM IST

'Brexit closure': PM Boris Johnson wins commanding victory in UK election

Johnson, the face of the victorious "Leave" campaign in the 2016 referendum, fought the election under the slogan of "Get Brexit Done", promising to end the deadlock and spend more on health, education and the police. 

Dec 13, 2019, 23:53 PM IST

British PM Boris Johnson heads for big Brexit election win

Boris Johnson is on course to win Thursday`s election comfortably, giving him the numbers in parliament needed to pass his Brexit divorce deal next month, according to an exit poll on Thursday.

Dec 13, 2019, 08:28 AM IST

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph looms for Boris Johnson

A decisive Conservative win would mark the ultimate failure of opponents of Brexit who plotted to thwart a 2016 referendum vote through legislative combat in parliament and prompted some of the biggest protests in recent British history.

Dec 13, 2019, 06:41 AM IST

UK votes in historic general election, early trends likely on Friday morning

Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opened at 7 am (local time). After the polls close at 10 pm, counting will begin straight away. Most results are due to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning. If a party wins in 326 constituencies it will have gained a majority.

Dec 13, 2019, 00:01 AM IST

British PM Theresa May loses majority, faces pressure to resign

Theresa May is now facing questions over her judgement in calling the election three years early and risking her party`s slim but stable majority of 17.
 

Jun 09, 2017, 11:03 AM IST

Britain braces for election in wake of terror attacks

Britain braces for the final day of general election campaigning on Wednesday after a turbulent few weeks which have shifted the political ground and been marred by terror attacks.

 

Jun 07, 2017, 09:10 AM IST

IMF says UK will stay in red until 2020, despite election vows

The International Monetary Fund forecast Thursday that Britain`s public deficit would remain in the red until at least 2020, contradicting promises made by the Conservative and Labour parties ahead of the May 7 general election.

Apr 16, 2015, 21:57 PM IST