UK general election live results 2024: By the numbers Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has secured a landslide victory in the UK election. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024
General election 2024: when do polling stations close? This is the first time since December 2019 that Brits have had the chance to deliver a major shake-up within the House of Commons Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024
How many seats does a party need to get a majority? VOTERS will have heard a lot in recent days about whether any party is going to win a majority in the House of Commons. The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2024
‘100% feminist’: how Eleanor Rathbone invented child benefit – and changed women’s lives for ever She was an MP and author with a formidable reputation, fighting for the rights of women and refugees, and opposing the appeasement of Hitler. Why isn’t she better known today? The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
Who’s who in the general election? An explainer for children by The Week Junior The UK’s main political parties and what they stand for GoodToKnow · Jul 3, 2024
From red wall to King's Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here's what to know Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as well as the lexicon of U.S. politics and modern political spin The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Who Is the Real Pierre Poilievre? The growing conservative uncertainty over Poilievre’s stance on moral issues The Walrus · Jul 1, 2024
UK general election 2024 explained in maps and charts Britons will head to the polls on July 4. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders, and key issues. Al Jazeera · Jul 1, 2024
UK Tories committing "electoral suicide" Scholar Brendan O'Leary on the British Conservative Party's date with oblivion this week — and what happens next Salon · Jun 30, 2024
What is the UK election betting scandal all about? What is the scandal about, who is under investigation and what does it mean for the ruling Conservative Party? Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2024
Latest polling shows UK Labour likely to win landslide at next week’s election, while Biden gains on Trump across the pond The United Kingdom general election will be held in a week, on July 4. Polls close at 7am AEST on July 5. The 650 members of the House of Commons are elected by first-past-the-post, in which the candidate with the most votes wins the seat. The Conversation · Jun 27, 2024
After 14 years in opposition, Labour’s cabinet will be inexperienced – is that a problem? It’s 100 years since the Labour party took office for the first time, back then with a minority government. Now, in 2024, it looks set to win an election with what will possibly the largest majority in history. The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024
Labour silence could lead to re-election of disgraced Keith Vaz, mayor says Peter Soulsby says party should be reminding Leicester East voters about sex and drug allegations against former MP The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
UK general elections: Which are the main parties, what are their key plans? Political parties are vying for votes, with promises covering taxes, immigration and even re-joining the EU. Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2024
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Nigel Farage’s Reform is in line for hundreds of thousands in public funding if it wins seats in the election Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, has a reputation for being chaotic and even unprofessional. But winning seats in the House of Commons would be a significant step on the road to becoming a political party akin to all the others.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 A British ‘supermajority’ is nonsense – but a Labour landslide still has consequences In a somewhat unusual tactic for a governing party seeking re-election, senior Conservative figures have all but conceded defeat two weeks before polling day. Instead of campaigning on their plans for another term in government, cabinet ministers, from the prime minister down, have taken to warning of the dangers of…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024 The women who came before: Rachel Reeves’s three Labour leading lights Reeves, who could be Britain’s first female chancellor, has named three women on whose shoulders she would stand
Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2024 In Scotland, support grows for Labour as SNP’s dominance looks set to fade Although independence remains a popular idea, Labour is viewed by many as the strongest party to oust the Conservatives.
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024 Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK.
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024 Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4? A YouGov poll has put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. After a terrible few weeks of election campaigning, the Tories are on 18% while Reform has edged ahead to 19%. The same poll gave Labour 37% and the Liberal Democrats 14%.
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024 Labour plans House of Lords age limit and immediate end to hereditary peers – constitutional reform proposals explained The Labour party has committed to immediately legislating to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords if elected to government. It will also impose retirement on members of the House of Lords at the age of 80.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Rishi Sunak aide’s £100 bet on election date: what are the rules? Craig Williams, who is standing to be Conservative MP, is subject of an inquiry. These are the key issues at stake
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Disgraced Keith Vaz expelled from Labour as he stands for One Leicester party Exclusive: Vaz to run in Leicester East, infuriating Labour candidates who have campaigned for his eviction for years
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 What to know about Britain's election, from the return of Nigel Farage to tussles over tax Britain’s July 4 election is less than a month away
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 The seven times Farage tried and failed to become an MP Reform UK leader Farage will attempt to get a seat in the House of Commons for the eighth time