London: The Conservative government of Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no-confidence on Wednesday in the lower house of the UK Parliament. Members of the House of Commons voted 325-306 against the motion brought by the leader of the main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, in the wake[Read More…]
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History made, Britain gets its first female Sikh MP
On Friday, Britain elected its first female Sikh MP as a result of the June 8 mid-term elections. Preet Kaur Gill of the Labour Party won the Edgbaston seat against ruling Conservative party’s Caroline Squire. She will be the first Sikh woman in the UK House of Commons, who is[Read More…]
UK: Labour party to scrap Brexit plan if elected
Theresa May announces general election on June 8
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced an early general election on June 8. May, who succeeded David Cameron on July 13, 2016 just three weeks after Brexit vote, had reportedly said that she would not call for an early election. May said she needs an early election because other[Read More…]