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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUK elections

Topic: UK elections

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.

Lack of party discipline, first domino fell with Brexit — what went wrong for UK’s Conservatives

Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party has had its worst showing in UK general elections, winning as few as 121 seats and seeing its vote share drop by 20 percentage points.

Modi congratulates Labour’s Keir Starmer for ‘landslide win’ in UK elections

The Prime Minister also praised the Indian-origin outgoing PM Rishi Sunak for his active contribution in deepening India-UK ties.

Voting begins in the UK, Britons expected to reject Sunak, bring Labour Party to power

Opinion polls predict a landslide victory for Starmer's centre-left party, suggesting many voters want change after turbulent years under the Conservatives, leading to 5 PMs in 8 years.

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.

Bungee jumping, water sports, rollercoasters — UK Liberal Democrat leader’s fun-packed poll campaign

Ed Davey is using quirky escapades to communicate his party’s messaging & take digs at opponents. Opinion polls predict Liberal Democrats may win up to 50 seats as opposed to 11 in 2019.

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.

Sunak calls snap general elections. UK to head to polls on 4 July

Conservative Party is behind Labour by almost 20 points according to national polls. After 14 yrs of govt, Sunak defied expectations for an autumnal election to instead hold it in July.

UK PM Rishi Sunak promises to build 1 million homes by next election

Sunak said his government would concentrate on building in inner-city areas where demand was highest, including a new urban quarter in Cambridge to boost its role as a science hub.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.