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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the constituency of Uxbridge & South Ruislip with its newly elected MP Steve Tuckwell after the Conservative Party narrowly held on to the seat of former Prime Minsiter Boris Johnson by 495 votes. That result, driven by opposition to Labour mayor Sadiq Khan's expansion of a vehicle pollution tax to outer London, offered the embattled Sunak some relief, as elsewhere the Conservatives saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll. IMAGES
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives at his polling station in north London with his wife Victoria and leaves after casting his ballot in local elections held across the UK. IMAGES
London, Dec 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Conservative Party swept the United Kingdom's snap general election early Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s gambit to bolster his parliamentary support appeared to have paid off, while the opposition Labour Party earned its worst results since 1935. (Camera: NEIL HALL). B-ROLL OF BORIS JOHNSON DURING A CONSERVATIVE PARTY EVENT IN LONDON, UK.
Britain's main opposition Labour Party lost less ground than expected in local elections on Friday and was leading the race for London's mayor, giving new leader Jeremy Corbyn enough ammunition to brush off his critics. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
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In his first speech of the year, UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer says an election is "one thing that we can be sure is coming", adding that he is "ready for it" as the Labour leader outlines his party's election year pitch. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election at some point in 2024, but exactly when is becoming a source of increasingly fevered speculation among political observers. SOUNDBITE
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