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Tory election losses are clear rejection of UK PM Sunak, says Labour

Labour said the Tories’ dire local election results marked a ‘clear rejection’ of Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer was...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:28

Celebrations in UK as Charles to be crowned during day of pageantry

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries.

Cries of ‘God Save the King’...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:20

UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer was celebrating wins in key battlegrounds as an indication Labour is on course to win the next general election, as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 17:27

UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Friday celebrated ‘fantastic’ council results as showing the Labour party is on course to win the next general election,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 12:43

TOP NEWS: UK construction sector grows, despite fall in housebuilding

The UK construction sector is seeing an increasing asymmetrical recovery, according to the latest survey data on Friday, with commercial and civil projects seeing growth,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:48

UPDATE: UK PM defiant as Tories suffer major losses in local elections

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he will push on with his agenda despite the Tories suffering major losses in his first electoral test as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:38

First-time UK home buyers face £200 more a month on mortgage

First-time UK house buyers with a 15% deposit to put down face paying nearly £200 per month more for a mortgage typically than they did...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:58

TOP NEWS: UK Tories suffer losses in first electoral test for Sunak

Rishi Sunak’s Tories were on course for heavy losses in the Prime Minister’s first electoral test as Labour and the Liberal Democrats both made gains...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:49

Forecast for growth in electric car sales in UK downgraded

Expectations for the growth in demand in the UK for pure electric new cars have been downgraded.

An automotive industry body on Thursday said it predicts...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 13:04

Ireland jobless rate falls to 3.9% in April from 4.0% in March

Unemployment in Ireland eased last month, according to numbers from the Central Statistics Office on Thursday.

The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in April from 4.0%...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 11:37

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