The Electoral Commission is investigating “troubling” reports of ‘double voting’ amidst growing evidence students boosted Labour support with the illegal practice at the election.
The Democratic Unionist Party’s leader in Westminster, Nigel Dodds, has said their ‘confidence and supply’ deal with Theresa May is not a bribe, and will strengthen the whole country.
A man of conviction and principles, his voting record shows Rees-Mogg sticking to his Christian beliefs, conservative social values and Euroscepticism.
Headteachers at state-funded schools may have breached purdah rules by appearing to campaign against the Conservative party before the general election. Parents and families received a series of politicized messages during the general election campaign, delivered in letters and on
The much-mooted deal between Theresa May’s Conservative Party and Arlene Foster’s Democratic Unionist Party has been signed at Downing Street.
Theresa May’s Conservative Party and Arlene Foster’s Democratic Unionist Party have signed a deal which will see the Northern Irish party support the government on Brexit legislation.
The Tory party may have breached data protection and election laws during their desperate general election campaign by operating a secretive call centre targeting marginal voters.
Theresa May’s minority administration has failed to secure a deal with Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ahead of the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday, June 21st, with the Northern Irish party describing a Downing Street in “chaos”. The DUP, as a
Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party, which is expected to prop up Theresa May’s minority government over the coming months, has spurned Tory Remainers who hoped they would force the Prime Minister to ask the EU for a so-called ‘Soft Brexit’. According
Surveys of teachers’ voting intentions prior to the general election indicate the Left dominates the British education system.
The Queen’s speech, which lays out the governing party’s legislative programme, has been postponed until June 21st, with the announcement of an agreement between the Conservative and the Democratic Unionists delayed by the Grenfell Tower fire. This has left Sinn Féin time to seek meetings with the Labour Party in Westminster.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who faced repeated questioning over his Christian faith during his tenure and in the lead-up to the general election, has quit his post, implying leading a Christian life is not possible in Britain’s present political climate.
A Labour shadow minister has contradicted a key manifesto pledge days after the election, insisting “there will have to be some element of free movement” in a Brexit deal.
The widely circulated claim there was a 72 per cent turnout amongst young voters last week has been debunked by the first major survey on the demographics of who voted in the general election.
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives is set to wield considerable influence over Theresa May’s minority administration – but who is Ruth Davidson?
Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster has hailed the “very good discussions” representatives of her Northern Ireland (Ulster) based party have been having with Theresa May’s Conservatives, with political observers now expecting an official pact between the parties as early as Wednesday.
The Brexit Secretary and Shadow Chancellor have insisted the UK will leave the European Union (EU) Single Market, as Tory and Labour MPs call for a so-called “soft Brexit” after the general election.
Amidst outrage over a potential “confidence and supply” deal between the Tories and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), critics have pointed out that Labour tried to strike a similar deal in 2010.
The prospect of a pact between the Tory Government and Ulster’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has been welcomed as “positive” news for Jewish people and Israel by community leaders.
LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has denied plotting to topple Prime Minister Theresa May, whose hold on power remained tenuous Sunday as she tried to finalise a deal with a small Northern Irish party to prop up her minority government after a disastrous election.
George Osborne insists the General Election results mean “there is no majority in the House of Commons for a hard Brexit” – but campaigners familiar with the Tory and Labour Party manifestos have rubbished his claims.
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has threatened to vote down the Queen’s Speech, saying the Labour Party would “put down a substantial amendment”, focusing on austerity and a “jobs-first Brexit”.
After a spokesman from Downing Street announced in error Saturday night that No. 10 had come to a “confidence and supply” agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), both sides have issued statements confirming that talks are still ongoing.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are in a powerful position, with the Tories pleading with them to prop up a minority government.
Without her hoped-for Parliamentary majority,Theresa May’s plans for internet censorship are going to be much harder to achieve.
Labour politicians urged Muslims to back their party in the run up to the general election by telling them “the Tories are whipping up hate and Islamophobia like UKIP”, and “other minorities have a greater say in the country than we
After a disastrous snap general election result for the Conservatives, which saw the party lose 12 seats and resulted in a hung parliament, a small group of leftists have staged a protest outside Downing Street.
DUP leader Arlene Foster has confirmed she has spoken with the prime minister about “stabilising” the nation, as well as making a thinly veiled dig at Scottish nationalists.
LONDON (AP) — German EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has turned the timetable screws even more on Britain, saying negotiations on its exit from the European Union must actually be finished by October next year, instead of March 2019, to allow the 27 remaining nations to approve the deal.
Theresa May has been called “delusional” and “in denial” after giving a ‘victory speech’ in which she promised to remain in power and carry on as normal for another five years, despite last night’s disastrous election result.
The pound fell sharply after Britain’s election saw the Conservatives lose their majority in parliament, raising questions about the next government’s ability to lead the talks to leave the European Union.
Labour won a strong majority of the seats where turnout increased by more than 5 per cent, with roughly 70 per cent of 18 – 24-year-olds voting nationwide, according to early estimates.
There may be a silver lining for small-c conservative voters following the shock results of the UK General Election. The Democrat Unionist Party (DUP) — who the Conservatives will seek a coalition government with — is far closer to conservative philosophy than Britain’s Tories have been for decades
Britain went to the polls Thursday to select a new government after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election in April.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out a third referendum on leaving the UK if she loses a second one, or to respect a moratorium on fresh referendums for a fixed period.
Polls opened 0700 BST Thursday for Britain’s second general election in two years, unexpectedly called by Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May in April while her party was riding high in the polls. Electing 650 members of parliament to form the
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political leaders crisscrossed the country making final appeals to voters on the last day of the general election campaign Wednesday, with security dominating the agenda in the wake of the London Bridge attack.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was monitored by undercover security officers for 20 years over fears he was trying to undermine democracy, as it also emerged the Labour leader addressed a rally attended by the notorious Islamist group said to have inspired the London Bridge attack.
After stepping down “for a period of ill health”, Labour’s gaff-prone prospective home secretary, Diane Abbott, has allegedly responded to prank e-mails, appearing to acknowledge she was in fact asked to step aside.
The deadly terror attack at London Bridge has moved security to the top of undecided voters’ election concerns, according to BritainThinks.
Armed police are to be deployed to patrol polling stations Thursday, and exclusion zones to prevent voter intimidation are to be established in some areas when Britain votes to select their next government.
