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Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, is seen at BBC Broadcasting House for an interview on <em>Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg</em> on Oct. 23, 2022, in London.

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Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister

Keir Starmer, 61, is a social liberal, fiscal moderate and leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, which polls predict will win Thursday’s parliamentary election by a landslide.

July 04, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer
GPB News NPR

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  • World

These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching

2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

June 30, 2024
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Liz Truss became the British prime minister on Sept. 6.

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Liz Truss will have a claim to being the U.K.'s shortest-serving prime minister

Truss beats George Canning, who was prime minister for 119 days in 1827.

October 21, 2022
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  • Robbie Griffiths
Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her resignation speech as her husband, Hugh O'Leary, stands nearby at Downing Street in London on Thursday. Truss has been prime minister for just 44 days.

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The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

October 20, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Oct. 14. Truss has only been in office for six weeks but has already drawn calls for her removal.

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  • World

The U.K.'s Liz Truss hangs on by a thread, as party members call for her ouster

After a bruising first six weeks in office, the prime minister replaced her finance chief with former leadership rival Jeremy Hunt. But she still faces a barrage of criticism.

October 18, 2022
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  • Willem Marx
Journalists raise their hands for questions as Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a news conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday. Truss let go her finance chief Kwasi Kwarteng and reversed course on sweeping tax cuts.

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  • Europe

The U.K. prime minister fires her finance chief and nixes tax cuts to calm markets

In a move to calm financial markets and her own Conservative Party, Prime Minister Liz Truss canceled planned tax cuts for corporations and replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as treasury head with Jeremy Hunt.

October 15, 2022
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  • Willem Marx
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. to face questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday.

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  • World

Boris Johnson resigns as British prime minister. Here's what happened

Britain's prime minister steps down after several top officials quit his government, saying they couldn't serve under his scandal-tarred leadership.

July 07, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

U.K. Conservatives may oust Boris Johnson — here's how they can do that

If Johnson does not heed calls to resign — and he insists he won't — he could be toppled through a no-confidence vote.

January 20, 2022
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