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Keir Starmer made an immediate attempt to bridge political divides this afternoon and said there is “weariness in the heart of” the UK that requires fixing as he addressed the masses for the first time as Prime Minister. Stood outside the steps of his new 10 Downing Street home after visiting King…

After a historic victory for the Labour Party, attention in the film and TV industries now turns to the future. Following an all-too brief post-Covid boom era, it’s been a particularly tough couple of years for the sector, with the global recession, dual U.S. strikes and market contraction taking…

Rishi Sunak has handed over the keys to 10 Downing Street, departing with a call for “decency and tolerance” in British politics along with well wishes to new Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Conservative PM has in the past few minutes officially resigned from his post after a disastrous night for…

The results are in, and Keir Starmer is on track to be Britain’s next Prime Minister. The nationwide exit poll, which is not 100% accurate but rarely far off, has forecast an enormous majority for the Labour Party over the Conservatives of 279 seats, a majority that has been predicted by virtually…

When UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took to the sodden steps of Downing Street just over a month ago, the world of British TV news was blindsided that a general election would take place in just six weeks time, an election that – scarcely believably – will be the first on these isles for five…

People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry has some choice words for the UK’s Conservative government. With less than two weeks to go until the July 4 general election, Chaudhry, aka Asim C, has dropped “Meet the Tories” on YouTube, a version of Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Meet the Grahams” that…

Last night’s first general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer was watched by an average of 4.8M viewers, falling more than 2M behind the previous debate in 2019. The Julie Etchingham-hosted ITV ding dong, which was produced by MultiStory Media and lasted just more than an hour…

EXCLUSIVE: David Hare, one of the UK’s foremost playwrights and a double Oscar nominee, is in an unsparing mood about the state of UK politics. This comes as leaders of the country's two major parties parry in the cut and thrust of the July 4 general election. Hare's view, he tells Breaking Baz, is…

The BBC has followed ITV’s lead by unveiling its plan for a general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. The debate will take place more than three weeks after ITV’s on Wednesday June 26, hosted by broadcaster Sophie Raworth and called the “last TV debate of the election campaign…

ITV has come out of the blocks first with its head-to-head election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. The debate will take place on Tuesday at 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. PT) and will be hosted by Julie Etchingham, who moderated debates during the 2015, 2017 and 2019 campaigns. “Millions of…

The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible. Established presenters Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie will helm the BBC’s coverage in six weeks time, replacing Huw Edwards, who resigned…

Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline's political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the…