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U.N. sees ‘major progress’ on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest

Editorial Bureau February 6, 2020

TBILISI- Uzbekistan made “major progress” on stamping out forced labour in its cotton harvest last year, when 94% of pickers worked voluntarily, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The Central Asian country, one of the world’s biggest cotton exporters, has for years been

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Starmer launches bid for UK Labour leadership with call to end factionalism

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2020

LONDON – Keir Starmer, the frontrunner in the race to lead Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, has pledged to end feuding within its ranks and take the fight to Prime Minister Boris Johnson if he wins the contest. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will step down after the party’s worst general election performance […]

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Speaker Hoyle re-elected with promise to be fair and impartial

Editorial Bureau December 18, 2019

LONDON- On Tuesday, Britain’s lawmakers have re-elected Lindsay Hoyle from the opposition Labour Party as Speaker, as he promised to be fair and impartial in the role of a moderator. John Bercow, Hoyle’s predecessor has been accused of helping Brexit opponents and breaking convention. The Speaker plays a key role in the Brexit debate and […]

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‘I will repay your trust,’ says Johnson to ex-Labour voters on trip to north

Editorial Bureau December 15, 2019

LONDON- On Saturday, Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his opposition Labour party in northern England and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain’s national election. This Thursday, Johnson led the Conservatives to their biggest election win since Margaret Thatcher’s landslide

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PM Boris Johnson’s lead over Labour party narrows to 12 points- Opinium poll

Editorial Bureau December 12, 2019

LONDON- British PM Boris Johnson’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed to 12 percentage points from 15 percentage points just ahead of Thursday’s national election, a poll by Opinium showed on Wednesday. Support for Johnson’s Conservative Party fell to 45% from 46% in a poll published on Dec. 7. The opposition Labour Party […]

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Labour to cut rail fares by a third

Editorial Bureau December 2, 2019

LONDON- Britain’s Labour Party said it would cut rail season tickets and peak time fares by a third, saving the average commuter more than 1,000 pounds ($1,280) a year, under its plan to return rail services to public ownership if it wins an election this month. It said the move, which will apply to regulated […]

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Conservatives raised more than Labour in third quarter of 2019

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 5.8 million pounds from donations and public funds in the third quarter of this year, just beating the opposition Labour Party which raised 5.5 million pounds, official figures showed on Tuesday. Britain’s electoral watchdog, the Electoral Commission, said the Brexit Party came third,

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Former British PM Blair warns ‘Britain is a dangerous mess’

Editorial Bureau November 26, 2019

LONDON- Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election. Britain is holding an election three years ahead of schedule because parliament was deadlocked over Brexit, unable to agree […]

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Both UK parties are peddling fantasies, says former PM Blair

Editorial Bureau November 25, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are peddling fantasies before a Dec. 12 election, former British leader Tony Blair will say on Monday, offering his support to “mainstream” politicians. At a newsmaker event at Reuters, Blair will criticise Britain’s main parties for offering voters a stark choice, wanting to win

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Deltapoll: PM Johnson’s lead over Labour narrows slightly

Editorial Bureau November 24, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed slightly ahead of Britain’s Dec. 12 national election, an opinion poll by Deltapoll for the Mail on Sunday newspaper showed on Saturday. Support for Johnson’s Conservative Party stood at 43%, down two percentage points from last week, while Labour was unchanged at