2 w. ago Toxic briefing that backfired on Keir: How No 10's bid to block a Streeting challenge left him quipping I'm a Faithful not a Traitor!

Wes Streeting took to social media to praise the newly elected socialist mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, heralding a victory that held 'lessons for progressives'.

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2 w. ago Zohran Mamdani’s writer on crafting a historic victory speech: ‘In New York, inspiration is everywhere’

The mayor-elect’s address pulled from Socialist titans, Astoria’s uncles and his rival’s father. Julian Gerson explains how the two collaborated on the ‘love letter to New York’In his victory speech after winning the New York mayoral election last week, Zohran Mamdani came out swinging.The speech included, among other dramatic flourishes, a reference to the socialist titan Eugene Debs, shoutouts to the city’s “Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses”, tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru and Fiorello La Guardia, sprinkles of Arabic – and it was all delivered with the cadence and command of a hip-hop emcee. Many who were listening could not help but wonder: how the hell did he pull that off? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mamdani announces veteran transition team as he makes plans to carry out an ambitious agenda for NYC

Fresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani named a slate of seasoned officials to help lead his transition to City Hall

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3 w. ago Trump disparages Zohran Mamdani’s victory after Democrats sweep key 2025 elections – live

Trump calls New York mayor-elect a ‘communist’ and says Mamdani’s victory is an example of the future direction of the Democratic partyHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A Warning From London Following Mamdani’s Election Victory in New York

A Warning From London Following Mamdani’s Election Victory in New York  Algemeiner.com

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3 w. ago Watch Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech in full as he wins New York mayoral race

Watch Zohran Mamdani’s full victory speech after winning the New York City mayoral election.

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3 w. ago Zohran Mamdani’s New York election victory inspires hope in Uganda

Zohran Mamdani was briefly raised in Uganda and kept his citizenship even after he became a naturalized U.S citizen in 2018

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3 w. ago British leftwingers elated by Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York, with some saying election has lessons for Labour – UK politics live

Sadiq Khan, Zack Polanski and Zarah Sultana among figures on the left praising the mayor-elect as they look at potential blueprint for elections in UKLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison has called for “urgent engagement” with the UK chancellor after Rachel Reeves flagged up the prospect of tax rises yesterday.We are calling on the UK government’s autumn budget to deliver more funding for those public services, infrastructure, and cost of living support – including by abolishing the two-child limit in universal credit.Scotland has been short-changed in the past, and we must not be left as an afterthought in the UK government’s budget. Under the current arrangements Scotland has to wait and see what impact the chancellor’s decisions will have for us.Recently the chancellor admitted that Brexit has damaged the economy. Brexit has had a hugely negative impact on public spending, reducing the available investment for public ser...

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3 w. ago Trump posts ominous warning about Zohran Mamdani's New York victory... and distances himself from Republican candidates after terrible election night

President Donald Trump immediately turned to spin the strong electoral victories by Democrats on Tuesday night far away from himself.

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