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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicLabour Party

Topic: Labour Party

There’s a new ‘ism’ in town. Left, Right & Centre are losing to it

In the new world, the only idea that cuts across enough vote banks is populism. Its beauty, charm and success lies in its ease of use, in how little it demands from your head or heart.

As UK seeks FTA with India, key negotiator’s representative joins Sikh separatist event in Parliament

Preet Kaur Gill, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Reynolds who is negotiating the FTA, was present at the Gurpurab gathering hosted by a pro-Sikh separatist group.

Labour budget to ‘fix foundations’. churn ‘new path’, says UK PM

PM Starmer pledges long-term growth, investment, and more money for working people.

UK elects record number of 26 Indian-origin MPs & 264 women to House of Commons

Labour politician Rachel Reeves has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st female to hold the post. Of the Indian-origin MPs, 6 belong to Conservative party, including Rishi Sunak.

Keir Starmer, 400 paar — Labour storms to victory in UK, Tories break records in defeat

Political landscape in the UK has fragmented with Conservatives suffering 250-seat loss. Eleven cabinet ministers & ex-PM Liz Truss among Tories who lost their seats.

Will Starmer-led Labour score landslide win? Britons vote to seal fate of Sunak’s Tories

Sunak’s Tories are fighting to finish 2nd, ahead of Liberal Democrats. Both Labour & Tories have promised to complete negotiations for a free trade agreement with India.

JK Rowling & the biological definition of sex: Author backs Communist Party over trans rights stance

Rowling, a former Labour donor, accused party leader Keir Starmer of ‘abandoning women’ who are concerned about trans rights & said she does not trust his judgment.

Way behind in polls, UK PM Sunak wades into culture wars, pledges biological definition of one’s sex

Amendment to Equality Act would define people's sex as assigned at birth, not what they identify as. Conservatives have been trying to shore up their base with series of pledges.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent in UK election

Corbyn was suspended in 2020 following a report into how anti-Semitism complaints were handled under his leadership.

‘A proud moment for us,’ says Dalit body after Midha’s election; she represents the Labour Party.

'A proud moment for us,' says Dalit body after Midha's election; she represents the Labour Party.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.