What are the reasons for Labour's landslide win in the UK?

Last Thursday (our Friday), the Labour Party won the British election with a large majority. It is known that more people of Indian origin will be going to the British Parliament in this election.

epa11462188 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference following his first cabinet meeting, at Downing Street in London, Britain, 06 July 2024. A former Bank of England economist, the first Black Briton to attend Harvard Law School and an ex-union worker are among those given top jobs in Britain's first Labour government in 14 years. Keir Starmer became the country's new prime minister on 05 July, after his party won a landslide victory in the general election. EPA/CHRIS J; Inset: Thirunavukkarasu Vicki Vignarajah (Jay BabaLux) Credit: CHRIS J. RATCLIFFE / POOL/EPA

With the comments of former BBC Tamil journalist Thirunavukkarasu Vicky Vignarajah, Kulasegaram Sanchayan brings the story.

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