Published 01:04 IST, February 25th 2020
Voting opens to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader
According to reports, around 6,00,000 members of the Labour Party began voting on Monday to replace Jeremy Corbyn. Result of the election is due on April 4
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Almost two months after losing election to Conservatives, United Kingdom's Labour Party is all set to elect its new leer. According to reports, around 6,00,000 members of Labour Party began voting on Monday to replace Jeremy Corbyn. final result of election will reportedly be announced on April 4. As per reports, three candidates, Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy, all members of parliament, are on ballot paper. Media reports suggest that Brexit spokesperson Keir Starmer is frontrunner in race for next Labor leer as he is viewed as more moderate than or two candidates.
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poll to elect new Labour Party leer will reportedly be conducted online and through postal ballot. As per reports, re were around 5,80,000 registered Labour members after December election, however, more people are believed to have joined centre-left party since n.
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December 2019 election
Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leership suffered its worst election defeat since 1930s after it was reduced to just 202 seats in House of Commons, lower house of UK parliament. Among many reasons that h been cited for Labour's humiliating defeat, Jeremy Corbyn's leership acquired top spot as many felt leftist leer h put off mainstream voters.
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Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson won 365 seats in House of Commons to sweep 2019 general election by a landslide victory. For Boris Johnson and his party, election was a referendum on Brexit as y sought a majority in house to effectively decide on leaving European Union. Boris Johnson called for an early election and comfortably led his party to a win, which provided Conservatives with its largest majority since 1987, under Margret Thatcher.
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01:04 IST, February 25th 2020