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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 12:09:19 GMT
Labour has around a 34% share of the vote across the UK and the Conservatives 24%. While the Liberal Democrats are expected to have the third highest number of seats, Reform are in third place by share of the vote. However, Reform have found it difficult to convert votes into seats. With almost all the results declared, the party has returned four MPs, including party leader Nigel Farage in Clacton. The Conservative vote share suffered particularly in areas where high numbers voted to leave the European Union, falling by 27 points in constituencies where more than 60% voted Leave. Votes for the Conservatives in constituencies in England and Wales where large numbers of people had mortgages fell about 24 points to 32%, while the Labour share grew five points in these places to 28%. Labour support in constituencies with large Muslim communities fell about 23 points to 39%. Vote share in these areas for the Tories fell 12 points to about 13%.
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 15:40:22 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 19:42:12 GMT
In the background is the serious ``living hardship'' of the people.
In the UK, the phrase "Cost of Living Crisis" is being shouted every day, and in London, where I live, it costs nearly 2,000 yen just to buy coffee and a sandwich at a chain cafe, and the rent increases every month. It's like living in a state of constant fear.
Although the United Kingdom left the EU under the Conservative government, not only did its people not feel the benefits of the withdrawal, but they also suffered from historic inflation.
Under such circumstances, prime minister Sunak, who belongs to the elite class and is said to be the ``wealthiest prime minister in history,'' was asked in an interview before the election what he didn't have access to when he was a child. He continued to make statements that were so out of touch with the public's sensibilities, such as saying, ``I had no idea what he was doing,'' and the voters' hearts became even more alienated.
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 21:28:01 GMT
The new government under Prime Minister Starmer of the Labor Party took office on the 5th, marking the first change of government in 14 years in the UK. The idea is to expand military cooperation with the aim of repairing relations with Europe, which deteriorated after the country's Conservative Party-led exit from the European Union (EU) in 2020. Britain is a major arms supplier to Ukraine, and says its support will remain unwavering even with the new government in place.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting to be held in Washington from September 9th to 11th will be Starmer's diplomatic debut.
After leaving the EU, the UK has been expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific region with deterrence against China in mind. However, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased momentum for promoting security cooperation in Europe rather than Asia. The new government will take a cooperative approach with the EU and seek a new security agreement.
Leaving the EU has had a negative impact on trade, such as making customs procedures more complicated, leading to voters criticizing the Conservative Party. On the economic front, Labor will seek to improve the trade and investment environment with the EU in order to alleviate the after-effects of withdrawal.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2024 0:28:25 GMT
George Galloway has been removed from parliament after a four-month stint as the MP for Rochdale, losing his seat to Labour by 1,400 votes.
Galloway, who took the seat for his Workers party in a February byelection dominated by the conflict in Gaza, did not attend the announcement, at which it was announced that the former political journalist Paul Waugh had won the seat for Labour.
Waugh won 13,000 votes, almost half the total won by the late Labour MP Tony Lloyd in 2019. Lloyd’s death prompted the byelection that Galloway won.
Galloway took 11,600 votes, with Reform UK beating the Conservatives into fourth.
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