For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails There are very few moments of history that are scheduled. Usually, they arrive with the sound of a gunshot in Sarajevo, or aContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has been handed the keys to Downing Street with a landslide victory for Labour after Nigel Farage’s Reform UK split the Tory vote. In a night of stunning results, there was a bloodbath at the top of the Tory party, with a record number of cabinet ministersContinue Reading
Arch-Brexiteer Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has lost his North East Somerset seat, one of more than half a dozen Tory big beasts to fail in their re-election bids. The former minister for Brexit opportunities lost to Labour’s Dan Norris, who won with 20,739 votes. Sir Jacob polled 15,420 with Reform onContinue Reading
Viewers who tuned into Channel 4’s general election coverage have described Nadine Dorries’ interactions with panelists as the “moment of the night”. Ms Dorries branded former Tony Blair spin doctor Alastair Campbell “sexist” after he told her she needs to “get over” Boris Johnson. The fiery clash began when theContinue Reading
Sunak heads to polling station to cast vote in general election Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Massive turnouts are being reported at polling stations around the country as millions of people vote inContinue Reading
Sunak heads to polling station to cast vote in general election Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Millions of people across the country are heading to polling stations to vote in a general electionContinue Reading
No sitting prime minister has ever failed to win their seat at a general election – but the opinion polls this time around raise the question of what would happen if Rishi Sunak loses in Richmond. The constituency could be close, and a survey by Savanta has suggested that theContinue Reading
Voters have been required to bring photographic identification for certain elections in the UK since May 2023. This came after parliament passed the Elections Act in April 2022, enacting a recommendation the Electoral Commission first made in 2014. Voter ID is now required at by-elections and recall petitions, general elections,Continue Reading
Rishi Sunak’s parents and his wife Akshata Murty joined him for the final stump speech of the general election campaign. The prime minister stood for a photo with his family after giving a speech at Romsey Rugby Club, north of Southampton where he grew up on Wednesday evening (3 July).Continue Reading
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley Jonson has admitted he will not be voting for the Conservatives in the general election. Mr Johnson reveals the party he plans to vote for in a video posted on X on Wednesday (3 July) by Liberal Democrat’s candidate for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale inContinue Reading
