It is tempting to compare India and the United Kingdom, with both countries holding keenly watched general elections with just over a month separating them. How different and similar are they?

Straight bat, smooth drives: What UK's election culture can teach India 

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha on Saturday (Jul 6) reached out to the United Kingdom's Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak and the newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer, addressing both on their recent electoral outcomes.

'Politics that puts people first': Rahul Gandhi congratulates UK PM Starmer, extends sympathies to Rishi Sunak

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, defeated the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in the most recent general elections in the United Kingdom.

Watch: YouTuber’s 'L' prank during Rishi Sunak's farewell steals the show

The Labour Party in the UK has won the general election 2024 with majority votes. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party is expected to take oath as Britain's next prime minister.

UK Election 2024: Labour Party origin, vision and more

United Kingdom is on the verge of a potentially historic political shift as the nation awaits the results of the 2024 general elections. In other news, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called a meeting of his security cabinet to discuss new Hamas proposals sent through Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

Morning news brief: Labour wins UK election; Mossad chief heads to Qatar for truce talks; and more

Who Rishi Sunak? Rishi Sunak's legacy is on the line. On Thursday (July 4), 46 million voters balloted in the UK General election 2024, playing their part in deciding whether UK Prime Minister Sunak would continue in 10 Downing Street or be the Conservative leader who after 14 years would hand over the nation to the Labour Party.

UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak faced damning odds in his short term. Here's his profile

The Labour Party in the UK, under the leadership of Keir Starmer, has achieved a landslide victory against the Conservative Party led by Rishi Sunak. In the 2024 general elections, a total of 107 British-Indian candidates contested for the 680 seats in the House of Commons.

UK Elections 2024: Indian-origin candidates who have secured a seat in the House

UK Election Results 2024: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday (July 5) conceded defeat in the general election, paving the way for the Labour Party to form the new government.

UK Election Results 2024: Sunak concedes defeat, paving way for Keir Starmer to become new PM

After the highly-anticipated result of the general elections in 2024, the UK is set to get its new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a Labour Party candidate. As Starmer gets the magic number of 326 seats, he will become the country’s next head with her wife, Victoria Starmer.

Who is Keir Starmer's wife Victoria Starmer? Lawyer and soon-to-be First Lady of Britain

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, who led the country for a tumultuous 49 days in 2022, on Friday (July 5) lost her parliamentary seat in the 2024 British general election.

UK's former 49-day prime minister Liz Truss loses her Norfolk seat to Labour

Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, celebrates his victory of the Clacton-on-Sea seat. It is at the eighth attempt that Farage has been elected as a member of the parliament.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims Clacton on his eighth attempt

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage emerged victorious in the general election, winning the Clacton constituency with 21,225 votes. He beat Giles Watling, the Conservative leader who just secured 12,820 votes.

UK Election Results: Following his win, Nigel Farage's warning to Labour

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on Thursday (Jul 4) told the voters that it is the day to start a new chapter in the United Kingdom's political history as voting began across the nation for a parliamentary election.

UK General Elections 2024: Keir Starmer tells voters today 'we can begin a new chapter'

UK retailers feel the pinch as the country heads for the upcoming election. Prices rose at the slowest pace in almost three years month, according to Reuters. While this is a welcome pause for consumers, who have been grappling with high prices since COVID, retailers are now concerned about growth prospects.

UK shop price inflation weakest since 2021 ahead of elections

Analysis indicates that throughout the general election campaign, Nigel Farage has outperformed all other parties and candidates on TikTok, surpassing those politicians who are most well-liked by youth.

Nigel Farage surpasses UK Political rivals on TikTok in election campaign

There are investigations underway into claims made by Nick Mason, the top data officer of the Conservative Party, which governs Britain, that he placed bets on the British election's schedule before it was announced.

Top Tory party data officer under investigation for alleged election betting scandal

As the UK's Labour Party aims for power in the upcoming July election, its historically adversarial stance towards banks has softened. Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, the party has garnered support from business owners and financiers by promising stability and a balanced approach to taxing the financial sector, which contributed over $139 billion in tax receipts in 2023.

Britain's labour party woos banks but risks profit squeeze

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. This is a 16-year high rate days before the UK's elections. The prospect of a future rate moved closer as policymakers agreed on the overall thinking of the committee being 'finely balanced.

Bank of England holds rate steady at 16-year high days before UK elections

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's hopes for a pre-election interest rate decrease appear increasingly unrealistic, as the Bank of England (BoE) is set to retain its stance at its next meeting on June 20.

BoE likely to hold rates in June meeting, dashing Sunak’s pre-election hopes

Nigel Farage has declared that he will run for Reform UK in the general election on July 4 in Clacton. Earlier, Farage declared that he would not run for office and that he would instead support Richard Tice's party throughout its campaign.

Nigel Farage makes U-turn, announces bid for candidacy in Clacton for Reform UK

The parties have begun their election campaigns, one day after a drenched Rishi Sunak declared that an early election is expected in the UK. The confirmed date of the election is July 4th, which is a little over six weeks away.

UK parties launch campaigns as Sunak surprises with early election; Nigel Farage opts out

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