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From Sunak to Starmer: What’s next for AI in the UK?
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From Sunak to Starmer: What’s next for AI in the UK?

The guard has changed in Britain. For the first time in 14 years, the Labour Party is back in power, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who took office on July 5.

Keir Starmer Downing Street Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer with his wife Lady Victoria Starmer arrives in Downing Street to take the keys to No10 after an audience with King Charles lll as he becomes the UKs Prime Minister after winning yesterdays General Election and taking control after 14 years of Conservative rule.
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Starmer storms No. 10 – what’s next?

On Saturday, newly elected UK PM Keir Starmer convened his first cabinet meeting and later told reporters that “We have a huge amount of work to do, so now we get on with our work.”

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer attends a Labour general election campaign event, in Norton Canes, Britain July 2, 2024.
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The UK is on the cusp of a big change

After 14 years in power and overseeing everything from Brexit to the UK’s pandemic response, the Conservatives are seemingly on the verge of being knocked off their perch.

How Ukraine's EU membership would change Europe
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How Ukraine's EU membership would change Europe

To which extent is the betting scandal overshadowing everything else in the last week of the UK election campaign? Will the start of the talks about the accession of Ukraine to the European Union impact upon the conduct of the war? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Stockholm.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Millbank Studios after a media interview in London, Britain, May 27, 2022.
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Hard Numbers: Sinking Sunak, Mellon's millions for Trump, Israelis bearish on two-state solution, Thousands displaced in Haiti, Chinese carmakers take aim at EU

516: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak might be on the verge of making history … and not in a good way. He could be the first sitting prime minister to lose their seat in a general election, according to a new poll, which predicts Labour could win a whopping 516 seats in Parliament. Meanwhile, the poll suggests that Sunak’s Conservative Party will win just 53 seats.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak debate, as ITV hosts the first head-to-head debate of the General Election, in Manchester, Britain, June 4, 2024 in this handout image. J
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Sunak vs. Starmer face off on the debate stage

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party, squared off Tuesday night before Britain’s general election on July 4.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a stump speech to party members at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, while on the General Election campaign trail.
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Sunak picks a generation fight

In Britain, they are frantically rewriting dictionaries to ensure the word “desperate” is spelled “Sunak” after the poll-parched British PM Rishi Sunk – er Sunak – launched his campaign for the July 4th election, writes GZERO Publisher Evan Solomon.

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Sunak’s gamble leaves Tories on the edge of defeat

A week ago, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gambled his career, his legacy, and the future of the Conservative government by calling earlier-than-expected snap elections on July 4 – a seemingly no-win decision given that his party has been underwater by some 20 points in the polls.

UK Prime Minister Sunak's push for early election will hardly boost his chances
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UK Prime Minister Sunak's push for early election will hardly boost his chances

Does the decision by Norway, Ireland, and Spain to recognize Palestine as an independent state further increase the isolation of Israel? Does the decision by the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call an early election increase his possibility to retain his position at Downing Street? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Halmstad, Sweden.

​British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election outside No. 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on May 22, 2024.
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Sunak fires the starting gun

Trailing the opposition Labour Party by 20 points for months, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided sooner is better than later to invite voters back to the polls.