Brothers!
Mark Knight
6 July 2024
In the United Kingdom, after 14 years in government, the ruling Conservative Party lost July’s general election by a comprehensive margin. The incoming Labour Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who was criticised for being ‘bland’ and ‘boring’, leads a government that includes a record number of women and an increased number of Black, Asian and ethnic minority MPs
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