Labour Party News
UK’s Labour Party has a new chief
The 57-year-old was elected after he defeated an Indian-origin MP Lisa NandyHis election has been welcomed, including by representative group Labour Friends of India
4 min read4 Apr 2020Opinion | An apology long overdue
Were the Labour Party form a government and say sorry, it would assuage some feelings. Or at least suggest that Britain recognizes its wrongs
1 min read22 Nov 2019Opinion | Who would have thought exit polls would get it so wrong?
When voting for conservatives is considered politically incorrect but voters back them anyway
4 min read20 May 2019UK govt to resume cross-party Brexit talks next week
British govt and the main opposition Labour party would discuss environmental standards and workers’ rights after Brexit as well as the future security relationship with the EUPM Theresa May was forced to ask fellow EU leaders this week to postpone Brexit for a second time, from April 12 to October 31
1 min read14 Apr 2019Theresa May says greater risk of no Brexit longer it takes to find compromise
May is battling to contain a backlash from within her Conservative Party over her decision to work with Labour leader Corbyn, someone she’s spent three years deridingMay warned the UK might never leave the European Union if Labour Party doesn’t back a compromise plan
3 min read7 Apr 2019Theresa May wins confidence vote, Brexit is still in crisis
UK PM Theresa May has fought off the threat of an immediate national election and won the right to continue running the country when the House of Commons voted 325 to 306 against a motion of ’no confidence’ in her administration
3 min read17 Jan 2019Brexit deal rejected, Theresa May now faces confidence vote
Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has put down a motion of no confidence against UK PM Theresa May that will be debated in the UK Parliament at 7pm on Wednesday
2 min read16 Jan 2019What happens if PM Theresa May loses vote on her Brexit deal?
Theresa May has warned that rejecting her deal opens up the possibility of Brexit being stopped, or that Britain leaves disruptively without a deal. She has promised to respond quickly to any defeat
3 min read15 Jan 2019Britain’s May suffers parliament defeat as Brexit debate restarts
May has refused to retreat from her unpopular deal, which envisages close trading ties with the EU after leaving in March
4 min read9 Jan 2019UK PM Theresa May’s party opposes her Brexit deal as economy slows
Theresa May needs 318 votes to get the deal she struck with Brussels in November through parliament, yet 117 of her Conservative Party’s 317 lawmakers voted against her in a confidence vote on Dec. 12.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared