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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.

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.

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…

Reeves, who could be Britain’s first female chancellor, has named three women on whose shoulders she would stand

Although independence remains a popular idea, Labour is viewed by many as the strongest party to oust the Conservatives.

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.

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 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.

Craig Williams, who is standing to be Conservative MP, is subject of an inquiry. These are the key issues at stake

Exclusive: Vaz to run in Leicester East, infuriating Labour candidates who have campaigned for his eviction for years

Reform UK leader Farage will attempt to get a seat in the House of Commons for the eighth time