UK Elections

McConnell seeks to stay on as MSP

It is understood Mr McConnell is keeping his options open Scotland's former first minister, Jack McConnell, is to seek re-selection as a candidate in the next Scottish Parliament election. It was widely expected the Motherwell...

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Hung UK Parliament in 2010?

Will there be a hung Parliament following the UK General Election in 2010? A poll published today seems to point to such a scenario, although an individual poll does not necessarily reflect a trend. However, a hung Parliament...

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Poll boost may hang parliament

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour Party is closing the gap on the Conservatives, a new poll showed on Sunday, raising the prospect of a hung parliament at the general election due by June. The...

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Tories 'planning emergency budget'

The Conservatives would hold an "emergency budget" within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron said. The Conservatives would hold an "emergency budget" within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron...

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UK's Cameron says tough agenda needs majority win

By Avril Ormsby LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - British opposition leader David Cameron said on Sunday his Conservative Party needs a clear majority in the next general election to push through painful measures to get the...

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Northern Ireland: first minister vows not to abandon assembly

Peter Robinson warns Sinn Féin that policing and justice row threatens devolution Northern Ireland's first minister vowed yesterday not to walk away from the Assembly, even if the row with Sinn Féin over policing and justice...

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1990: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation after 11 years as premier.

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister and served three consecutive terms in office. She is one of the dominant political figures of 20th century Britain, and Thatcherism continues to have a huge influence....

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Timetable for the two white papers

Published Date: 22 November 2009 This Tuesday, the devolution white paper will be signed off by the UK Cabinet. The document backing Calman will then be published within the next fortnight. The government is expected to start...

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Baroness Ashton: EU couldn’t make it up

After a byzantine Brussels stitch-up, the appointment to one of the grandest jobs in the European Union was settled by text message. Early on Thursday evening Baroness Ashton, an obscure Labour quangocrat, received a text...

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Duncan Hamilton: Give Scots their say – and not just on independence

Published Date: 22 November 2009 The world is full of examples of more direct democracy SO WHAT is the difference between last week's Queen's Speech and the new nuclear submarine that arrived on the Clyde on Friday? For...

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