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Downing Street announced a raft of new appointments to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon

Politician who left the Labour party in 1981 for the fledgling SDP but joined David Owen in resisting merger with the Liberals

Turnout at the 2024 general election was just 60% – one of the lowest in modern history. This is not an isolated phenomenon: there was a decline in turnout for the 2024 local elections, and the byelections held during the 2019-2024 parliament had the lowest recorded average turnout since 1945.

Labour’s links to gambling industry questioned again after decision not to raise tax rate for online gaming

As the conference unfolds, our chief political commentator John Rentoul has been answering your burning questions on the leadership contest, the fallout from the election defeat, and more

Speaking at Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham, Nigel Farage outlined plans to ‘professionalise and democratise’ the party

A deselected Christian candidate who is suing the Lib Dems has been told by the party that he must prove the truth of his faith in court

Britain’s third biggest party called for the UK to negotiate a free movement deal for 18 to 35-year olds with the European Union

A steady stream of day-trippers leave the railway station and head down to the seafront. Some shoppers and dawdlers detour through the picturesque cobbled streets of The Lanes. Others walk past the extraordinary Royal Pavilion, with its ornate domes and minarets, before reaching Brighton’s beach.

Local members collaborated to support a Lib Dem candidate. Green HQ’s response is a sad turn away from hope, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass

He was suspended in May 2019 after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats at the European elections