How immigration evicted Tories’ Sunak from 10 Downing Street, installed Labour’s Starmer as UK’s new prime minister

How immigration evicted Tories’ Sunak from 10 Downing Street, installed Labour’s Starmer as UK’s new prime minister

Despite his convincing victory, polls have suggested there is little enthusiasm for Starmer or his party. Thanks to the quirk of Britain’s first past the post system, Labour’s triumph looked set to be achieved with fewer votes than in both 2017 and 2019 – the latter its worst electoral showing for 84 years.

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Tories’ lost hope: Britian’s Labour Party on a roll as Conservatives brace for resounding defeat

Tories’ lost hope: Britian’s Labour Party on a roll as Conservatives brace for resounding defeat

Facing predictions of the worst result in the party’s history, the Conservatives turned their focus to damage limitation, saying they needed to hang on to enough seats to provide an effective opposition to a Labour government.

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Immigrants expected to sway results in favour of Labour Party, send Tories home in UK July 4 polls

Immigrants expected to sway results in favour of Labour Party, send Tories home in UK July 4 polls

Immigration is an electoral battleground in Britain, with Sunak promising to cut net migration levels if the Conservatives win, amid concern from many British voters that it was too high and put excessive pressure on the state-run National Health Service, housing and education.

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Europe and Middle East airlines cash in on thriving human trafficking as Indians, Africans scramble for the US

Europe and Middle East airlines cash in on thriving human trafficking as Indians, Africans scramble for the US

Along the way to the US border, Ismaila Diop, 30, a small-business owner from Senegal, landed at Managua aboard Avianca flight TA315. Traveling in a group of about a dozen Senegalese migrants, Diop was passed off to organised groups of smugglers who went by their first names only or called themselves “Mama Africa.”

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Barcelona’s 16 year-old Lamine Yamal walks familiar road taken by football greats and he’s lighting up Euro 2024 for Spain

Barcelona’s 16 year-old Lamine Yamal walks familiar road taken by football greats and he’s lighting up Euro 2024 for Spain

Playing with two out-and-out wingers makes a huge difference to this team. They force the opposition to defend the width of the pitch, leaving more free space in central areas, and as long as Yamal and fellow wide man Nico Williams keep their tactical discipline and track back when required, Spain are well placed to cut any side open on the break.

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How ferocity of Kenyan lions inspire England’s football team in need of big cats’ pride instinct

How ferocity of Kenyan lions inspire England’s football team in need of big cats’ pride instinct

Throughout almost eight years in charge, Gareth Southgate has kept referencing the values and principles of a tribe; understanding what it represents historically and how the way players perform in the present will impact on the future of the tribe. “There is a longer history than just us, so we must have the humility to recognise where we are in that journey, but also to make the most of that moment and leave the team in a better place than we found it,” he said before this tournament began.

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New poll finds Britain’s governing Consertive Party is hurtling toward ‘electoral extinction’

New poll finds Britain’s governing Consertive Party is hurtling toward ‘electoral extinction’

Market research company Savanta found 46 per cent support for Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, up 2 points on the previous poll five days earlier, while support for the Conservatives dropped 4 points to 21 per cent.

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Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate, makes first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer

Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate, makes first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer

The princess rode in a covered carriage with her three children to watch the “Trooping the Colour”, an annual military parade to mark the official birthday of the British monarch, King Charles. Despite heavy rain showers, crowds lined the streets and waved and cheered as the carriage went past, outnumbering a small group of protesters holding placards calling for an end to the monarchy.

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As Euro 2024 got off in Munich, Germany steamrolled Scotland in portend reminder the Bavarians’ ‘future is now’

As Euro 2024 got off in Munich, Germany steamrolled Scotland in portend reminder the Bavarians’ ‘future is now’

The Wednesday night before the tournament began, Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s head of refereeing, gave a presentation in which he outlined what some of the officiating focus would be – player safety and punishing tackles like the one made by Ryan Porteous was among them.

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China keeps off as world leaders join Ukraine summit in Zurich in test of Kyiv’s diplomatic clout

China keeps off as world leaders join Ukraine summit in Zurich in test of Kyiv’s diplomatic clout

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow – demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender.

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