British Election: Starmer 'ruthless', Sunak 'lacked Experience, Conservatives Weren’t Ready for Him'
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Starmer can be "ruthless"; Sunak
Starmer can be "ruthless"; Sunak "lacked experience"; "Britain was not ready for him": Senior Journalist, Ashis Ray, to Karan Thapar for The Wire.
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In an interview to discuss the British election results as well as the new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and the future of his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, one of the most senior Indian journalists working in Britain, Ashis Ray, says that Starmer can be “ruthless” and Sunak “lacked experience”. Ashis Ray says “Britain was not ready for him (Sunak)”. Later, however, Mr. Ray amended this to say that he was referring to the rank and file of the Tory Party.
This is a comprehensive interview that discusses the implications and consequences of the British election results and gives you a tour d’horizon picture of the outcome.
It discusses what sort of mandate Labour has received when its vote share has only increased by 2%. It talks about the damage Reform has done to Labour and also the Liberals success in winning 71 seats and the collapse of the Scottish Nationalists and what that means for the independence movement in Scotland.
The interview discusses Keir Starmer in detail. Does he personify the mood of Britain as Tony Blair did in 1997? How much credit does he get for making Labour electable? Is he an enigma, lacking conviction and a man who stands for nothing, as some people have said? Was he ruthless as Head of the Crown Prosecution Service but also reluctant to prosecute the police and other government agents? Was he ruthless in his handling of Corbyn?
What would a Starmer government mean for India? How would he treat voices in Britain calling for Kashmiri independence or supporting Sikh militants? Where does the FTA stand?
Finally, how has Sunak’s final speech gone down with the British people? How will he fare as Leader of the Opposition, a job he has to fulfill till the Conservatives elect a new leader? And is Sunak’s real legacy the fact he was the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Incidentally, with this election Britain has elected 29 people of Indian origin as MPs and a further 15 of Pakistani origin as MPs. That’s a total of 44. It’s elected 12 Sikhs. On top of this there are several MPs who are black and not part of this tally. I’m told Black/Asian/ethnic origin MPs are now 13% of the House of Commons compared to 10% earlier. This is a very different Parliament to any that Britain has had before.
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In an interview to discuss the British election results as well as the new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and the future of his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, one of the most senior Indian journalists working in Britain, Ashis Ray, says that Starmer can be “ruthless” and Sunak “lacked experience”. Ashis Ray says “Britain was not ready for him (Sunak)”. Later, however, Mr. Ray amended this to say that he was referring to the rank and file of the Tory Party.
This is a comprehensive interview that discusses the implications and consequences of the British election results and gives you a tour d’horizon picture of the outcome.
It discusses what sort of mandate Labour has received when its vote share has only increased by 2%. It talks about the damage Reform has done to Labour and also the Liberals success in winning 71 seats and the collapse of the Scottish Nationalists and what that means for the independence movement in Scotland.
The interview discusses Keir Starmer in detail. Does he personify the mood of Britain as Tony Blair did in 1997? How much credit does he get for making Labour electable? Is he an enigma, lacking conviction and a man who stands for nothing, as some people have said? Was he ruthless as Head of the Crown Prosecution Service but also reluctant to prosecute the police and other government agents? Was he ruthless in his handling of Corbyn?
What would a Starmer government mean for India? How would he treat voices in Britain calling for Kashmiri independence or supporting Sikh militants? Where does the FTA stand?
Finally, how has Sunak’s final speech gone down with the British people? How will he fare as Leader of the Opposition, a job he has to fulfill till the Conservatives elect a new leader? And is Sunak’s real legacy the fact he was the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Incidentally, with this election Britain has elected 29 people of Indian origin as MPs and a further 15 of Pakistani origin as MPs. That’s a total of 44. It’s elected 12 Sikhs. On top of this there are several MPs who are black and not part of this tally. I’m told Black/Asian/ethnic origin MPs are now 13% of the House of Commons compared to 10% earlier. This is a very different Parliament to any that Britain has had before.
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