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Economy looms large as United Kingdom heads to polls

by Rob Watson
Jul 3, 2024
Voting in the U.K.'s general election takes place on Thursday, and the economy has been at the center of the campaign.
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Britain prepares for its third general election in five years

by Nova Safo
Dec 10, 2019
Thursday's general election will be the third time in five years that Brits have turned out to vote.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn answer questions during a debate in November in Salford, England.
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For British whistle-maker, the future is cloudy after the election

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 9, 2017
'The politicians have got to get their act together,' says Simon Topman of the Acme Whistle Co.
About half the factory workers at Acme Whistle Co. are immigrants.
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Britain fears labor shortage as EU workers stay away

by Stephen Beard
Jun 7, 2017
EU workers, unsure of their post-Brexit status, choose not to settle in Britain.
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