Almost 90% of votes have been counted so far in Israel’s parliamentary election and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on course to win 59 seats of the available 120 seats, leaving his […]
Netanyahu short of majority and other stories
Mayor’s scheme to get women into senior jobs and other stories
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s initiative to get women into leadership roles The Mayor of London has launched a new leadership scheme called ‘Our time’ to address the shortage of women in senior […]
Sadiq Khan defends violent crime strategy, and other stories
Sadiq Khan has defended his initiatives against violent crime The Mayor of London has been criticised for his response to a rise in knife and gun crime in the capital, but argues […]
Labour’s Sadiq Khan announced as new Mayor for London
01.00 a.m. That’s the end of the elections’ live blog here on Londonmultimedianews. Thanks for joining us- Al Riddell, Harriet Onyett and Mariana Des Forges reporting. Don’t forget to follow us on […]
Breakthrough for UKIP?
The UK Independence Party unveiled its campaign poster today with a clear message on immigration – and high hopes for election success later in the week. Party leader Nigel Farage was joined by […]
Labour leadership contest: profiles of the candidates
These are the Labour MPs who have officially launched their party leadership bids so far. Chuka Umunna [Update 15/05/15: Chuka Umunna has now withdrawn from the leadership contest] Background: Chuka was born in […]
Croydon Central candidate – Gavin Barwell for Conservative
Our Croydon Central correspondant Georgina Palzeaird has been interviewing the candidates for the constituency in the lead up to the General Election 2015. She met with the Conservative candidate Gavin Barwell:
Croydon Central candidate – Peter Staveley for UKIP
Our Croydon Central correspondant Georgina Palzeaird has been interviewing the candidates for the constituency in the lead up to the General Election 2015. She met with the United Kingdom Independance Party candidate […]
The Green Party’s Davy Jones says that ‘housing is a basic human right’
Davy Jones, the Green Party candidate for Brighton Kemptown, is making a stand against unaffordable housing and bad landlords, saying that his party believes it’s ‘essential to cap rents.’ Brighton Kemptown is the constituency next […]
Question Time leaders’ special- scrutiny live on television a week before polling day
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 […]
Election court petitioner who legally ousted Lutfur Rahman to fight election in June.
A writer and film-maker Andy Erlam who led the legal fight that had Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman removed and banned is to stand in the new election to be held on […]
Think Tank criticises sketchy economic plans and parties exchange blows
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 […]
Election jibes get personal as parties clash over Trident
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 […]
Business leaders back the Conservatives while Lib Dem and Labour make workplace pledges
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 […]
Living standards and job creation take centre stage in second day of campaigning
Conservatives and Lib Dems celebrate figures showing that levels of disposable income have risen. But Labour emphasise the fact that GDP per head is still lower than pre-crisis levels. David Cameron announces […]
Parliament dissolved as 2015 general election campaign begins
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 […]
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