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The General Election’s most unusual candidate is space warrior Count Binface – a staple of elections at this point.

Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’

Fears are mounting that voters across the country risk being shut out of casting their ballots due to hold-ups with postal votes ahead of the General Election on Thursday

Just moments after Rishi Sunak hailed a ’united’ Conservative family, Tory Minister Huw Merriman hit out at the surprise appearance of disgraced ex-PM Boris Johnson

Keir Starmer’s caution as leader of Labour has carried the party to the brink of power and his team are already looking ahead to their first 100 days in government

Keir Starmer has branded fake Tory claims about his work ethic as "laughably ridiculous".

Rishi Sunak’s chief of staff has been interviewed as a witness by the Gambling Commission, about the saga over alleged bets on the timing of the general election.

Central bank raises concerns over newly elected governments as more than 80 countries go to polls this year

British transparency campaigners and opposition politicians have called for the next government to tighten political party financing laws following an OCCRP investigation that raised questions about the origins of a 2020 donation to the ruling Conservative Party.

Met identifies seven officers ‘so far’ who have allegedly placed bets on the timing of the election

British political campaigners are being caught out on the doorstep — and fear a new tech trend could usher in an era of abuse and scandal.

Welsh politician Russell George told by Gambling Commission he is part of inquiry as Tories drop Craig Williams and Laura Saunders

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The Conservative general election campaign has been plunged into crisis over claims several people associated with the party placed bets on the date of the general election.

Figures reveal the Conservatives raised £292,500 from 6 June to 12 June compared with £4.4m for Labour

Conservative figures are accused of betting on the timing of the snap election. The scandal couldn’t come at a worse moment for Rishi Sunak.

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25% at its last meeting before July 4’s UK election, but the prospect of a future rate cut moved closer as some policymakers said their thinking was now "finely balanced".

Among several big General Election polls released yesterday, one predicted a particularly shocking result: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak losing his seat in North Yorkshire.

Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms — but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.

Nigel Farage has left voters furious after charging for a campaign event in the Essex town he is standing in as Reform UK leader. The right-wing politican has been dubbed ’shameful’

Millions of people not yet registered to vote are being urged to sign up ahead of the deadline later.

Lack of awareness and obstacles such as last-known UK address requests cited as reasons for low participation

Grant Shapps has admitted a Conservative Party victory in the upcoming General Election is not likely.