UK scientists seek coronavirus vaccine A team of scientists have been working around the clock to find a vaccine to cure the Coronavirus outbreak. They have managed to reduce the average […]
A man has been killed and three others wounded after a knife attack at a German train station this morning. The attacker was arrested at Grafing near Munich, and police are investigating […]
May 9th marks one of the two designations of Europe Day, celebrating peace and unity in Europe. However, with Britain’s Brexit referendum fast approaching, Prime Minister David Cameron marked the day with […]
The floods that ravaged much of the north of England over the christmas period were some of the worst seen in decades. Swathes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and Scotland were severely affected by […]
The RAF’s Red Arrows and noisy protesters have greeted the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London. The demonstration at Downing Street has been over human rights in India. UK […]
Protesters gathered at London’s St James’ Park as Chinese President Xi Jinping took part in a procession along the Mall. After the event, Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were met by the […]
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama chose a successful school in Tower Hamlets to launch her global initiative ‘Let Girls Learn’ in Britain. She told Mulberry School for Girls: I know what’s inside […]
A new parliament and government after the 2015 General Election means pageant and politics with the formal State opening of Parliament and the Queen’s speech. This was a truly veteran constitutional ritual by her […]
David Cameron told the first all-Tory cabinet meeting for 18 years that they must focus on ‘bread and butter’ ways of improving people’s lives. The Prime Minister address to his cabinet for […]
Polling day. The politicians say: ‘You decide.’ The six weeks of campaigning are over. Polling booths and stations are open for business. It started at 7 am and finishes at 10 pm. […]
David Cameron, Ed Miliband, and Nick Clegg have had their last chance to compete with each other in live television questioning a week before polling day. They followed each other on BBC […]
Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband clash on the Andrew Marr show. Ed Miliband announces plans for rent controls to help “generation rent”. The Conservatives set out their plans for their first 100 days in […]
Ed Miliband says that the coalition’s foreign policy failures are partly responsible for the migrant crisis. Tories launch ‘English Manifesto’, with proposals for English votes for English laws. Lib Dem Danny Alexander […]
Institute for Fiscal Studies says that voters have been left ‘in the dark’ about main parties’ budget plans. Labour and the Conservatives exchange blows on issues including economic plans and the SNP. Liberal […]
The General Election has taken a new turn as new teenage fandom dedications to Ed Miliband and David Cameron have emerged and are trending twitter. Fandoms are something you’d usually see related […]
The leaders’ debate, chaired by David Dimbleby and held in Westminster’s Central Hall, was visually striking from the outset, hosting only five leaders in comparison with the seven from the previous debate. […]
‘A lot done, a lot still to do’ was the message coming from the Tories today, as David Cameron launched his party’s manifesto. The prime minister said he wanted ‘to finish the […]
Ed Balls has unveiled a new 10-point plan to bring in £7.5 billion a year to the Treasury in unpaid taxes. David Cameron promises to end inheritance tax on properties worth up to […]
The SNP say that they will only support Labour if they drop plans to renew Trident. Conservative defence secretary Michael Fallon claims that Ed Miliband would stab Britain in the back over Trident to […]
Labour announce plan to abolish non-domicile status, which helps UK residents living abroad to cut their tax bills. Conservatives ridicule the announcement, with George Osborne calling the policy ‘a total shambles’. A video from […]
David Cameron visits the four UK nations in one day Ed Miliband spends the day in Bristol focusing on health Nick Clegg attacks Labour and Conservatives Nicola Sturgeon sets out plan to […]
Conservative candidate for Hull, Mike Whitehead, defects to UKIP Party leaders clash over tax policies The Conservatives face harsh criticism over public spending Tony Blair to warn against a Conservative victory Conservative […]
David Cameron spends the day in Oxfordshire while Chancellor George Osborne campaigns in London Ed Miliband is in Doncaster after speaking notes of the debate are found in dressing room Nicola Sturgeon […]
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon denies stating her preference for David Cameron over Ed Miliband for prime minister. The Conservatives promise to enforce age limits on pornography websites. Labour announces plan […]
Reporting by Jacqueline Shoen and Marta Malagon. The Press Association’s poll of the polls puts the Conservative Party in the lead, closely followed by Labour, then UKIP, the Lib Dems, and the […]
By Scarlett Stansall and David Kelly The first of the live debates held for the General Election has been aired by ITV, but it is the only one in which all the leaders […]
Over 100 business leaders publicly support another Conservative-led government. Nick Clegg announces plans to triple paternity leave. Labour pledges to end the ‘endemic’ of zero hour contracts. Boris Johnson launches the Conservatives’ London […]
Prime Minister David Cameron meets the Queen to dissolve parliament, beginning the 2015 election campaign. Labour leader Ed Miliband outlines the party’s pro-EU stance to business leaders, but Labour’s advert in the Financial Times […]
Reporting by Marta Malagon and Taylor Dalton Prime Minister David Cameron and Indian Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley have unveiled a new statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square today. The event […]
A recent YouGov poll shows over 50% of Londoners surveyed want minority parties participating in any TV election debate. They were asked: ‘If the TV debates between the political leaders do go ahead, […]
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