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Keir Starmer: Rules Out Possibility of the UK’s Rejoining the European Union
Starmer, who is on a two-day visit to Europe, stated his intention to “reconfigure” the UK’s relationship with the EU.
“This does not mean overturning Brexit or rejoining the single market or customs union, but it does mean a closer relationship on many fronts,” Starmer explained at a press conference following his talks with Scholz.
UK calls for ‘openness,’ ‘flexibility’ in Cyprus talks
The UK remains committed to a Cyprus peace deal "under UN parameters," but "ultimately, it is for the key parties to decide on the details of a settlement," Stephen Doughty, the newly appointed minister of state in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, told Kathimerini on the sidelines of his visit to Athens this week.
The UK elections and the Parthenon Sculptures
Ioannes Chountis, an adviser in the House of Lords and a council member of the Anglo-Hellenic League, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the recent UK election results, and look at what Keir Starmer taking over at Downing Street means for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures.
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Britain and the need for self-definition
Promising "stability and moderation," the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, declared that his country needed a "bigger reset, a rediscovery of who we are."
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Starmer begins UK 'rebuild' after landslide election win
Newly elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer will kickstart his plan to "rebuild Britain" on his first full day in charge Saturday, after his party's landslide election win ended 14 years of Conservative rule.
Keir Starmer Assumes Office as Britain's New Prime Minister
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been officially appointed as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain following a decisive victory in yesterday's early parliamentary vote. After the election results were confirmed, Starmer met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace where he received the monarch's commission to form a new cabinet.
UK Parliamentary Elections Underway: Labour Predicted to End Conservative Rule
Today, July 4, parliamentary elections are taking place in Great Britain, called ahead of schedule by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The elections promise to fundamentally change the face of the UK government, according to pollsters.
Britain: The Sun Newspaper Now Backs Labour
The Sun, one of Britain’s best-selling newspapers known for its record of backing election winners, has made a surprising turn. Owned by Rupert Murdoch, the tabloid, which was ideologically aligned with the Conservatives, announced on Wednesday, just before the parliamentary elections, that it now supports the Labour Party and its leader, Keir Starmer.
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