Britain’s Establishment Has a New Senior Member
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It seems a bleak time to make the observation that Britain is in good hands. There’s a lot to worry about: the still rising death toll from Covid-19; the strain on the National Health Service; the shortages of personal protective equipment; and the pressure on economic well-being and mental…
bubmagApril 7, 2020
Britain’s Establishment Has a New Senior Member
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It seems a bleak time to make the observation that Britain is in good hands. There’s a lot to worry about: the still rising death toll from Covid-19; the strain on the National Health Service; the shortages of personal protective equipment; and the pressure on economic well-being and mental…
bubmagApril 7, 2020
Keir Starmer replaces Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader
Iran Press TV Saturday, 04 April 2020 2:46 PM As widely expected Keir Starmer has been elected to the leadership of the Labour Party and will replace outgoing leader, Jeremy Corbyn, with immediate effect. Starmer, who is 57, won on the first round of voting with more than 50 percent…
bubmagApril 5, 2020
Britain’s Labour turns page on socialism with Starmer as new leader
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Saturday, pledging to bring an end to years of bitter infighting and to work with the government to contain the raging coronavirus pandemic. Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions…
bubmagApril 4, 2020
So who exactly is new UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer?
Sir Keir Starmer Source: Stefan Rousseau via PA Images EARLIER TODAY, BRITAIN’s main opposition Labour party elected Sir Keir Starmer as its new leader, replacing Jeremy Corbyn. Starmer, a former director of state prosecutions and Labour’s Brexit spokesman, was the runaway favourite to win the ballot of around 500,000 party…
bubmagApril 4, 2020
UK Labour Party picks centrist leader
UK Labour Party picks centrist leader Choice of Keir Starmer seen as repudiation of radical socialism pushed by Corbyn faction Keir Starmer makes a statement via video link following his election as leader of the Labour Party on Saturday. (AFP Photo) LONDON: Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of…
bubmagApril 4, 2020
Sir Keir Starmer Is U.K. Labour’s Knight in Shining Armor
(Bloomberg) --After a decade in the political wasteland, members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party have chosen a moderate, un-flashy lawyer as their new leader. Their hope is that turning the page on the socialist radical Jeremy Corbyn, who was resoundingly rejected by voters last year, will see them re-take…
bubmagApril 4, 2020