By Alistair Smout and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ruling Labor Party said on Saturday that Lucy Powell had won a vote of its members to become deputy party leader, a victory for a candidate whom Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacked as a government minister last month. Powell defeated Education Minister Bridget Phillipson by…
By Alistair Smout MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday praised the potential of their months-long trade deal to transform trade ties, as London unveiled more Indian investments in Britain. Starmer is in the financial capital of Mumbai on a two-day visit to India, along with…
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping prosecutions against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political reasons. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…
