
Cameron makes it Ladies' Day with cabinet reshuffle
It was very much Ladies' Day at Downing Street yesterday as British Prime Minister David Cameron completed his cabinet reshuffle.
David Cameron won the UK general election and returned to Downing Street with an outright majority after Labour was virtually wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and the Liberal Democrat...
If only politics wasn't so brutally binary. What if there was room for a few shades of light and grey. In a more unforgiving world, it might have been Ed Miliband striding confidently up Downing Street,...
There was a precedent. The last time the polls suggested an election was close - in 1992 - the Conservatives emerged with an eight-point lead and an overall majority. This time, the...
A dejected Nick Clegg threw in the towel as leader of the Liberal Democrats, describing the results as "dark hour" for his party, and "the most crushing blow to the Liberal Democrats since our party...
LOOK. I'm really sorry. I know this is going to seem like an unusual question. After all, this is a newspaper. We're the ones who are supposed to tell you the news, not the other way round.
The SNP was celebrating the most important moment in its history after an "electoral tsunami" swept Scotland, wiping out the Labour Party's previously dominant presence there at a single...
The wipeout of the Westminster parties in Scotland is a dramatic demonstration of how spectacularly their leaders have misunderstood the mood of the Scottish people by failing to see past their own...
Unionism is returning to Westminster with more seats, but less influence than they had hoped for.
This is a day for holding hands up. We commentators didn't forecast how well the unionist pact would work, especially for the UUP.
The recent poll is being slated as one of the nastiest in memory, with allegations of dirty tricks, slurs and a lack of courtesy in victory.
Has Sinn Fein's Northern Ireland vote finally peaked? Is the party's irresistible rise finally being resisted?
David Cameron’s certain return to head the British Government poses big immediate problems for Ireland.
Re-elected Prime Minister David Cameron has effectively ruled out a second referendum on independence for Scotland.
Three leaders of the main opposition parties in the UK have resigned.
Here are five things we've learned from a very long night.
The good, the bad and the interesting.....
Labour leader Ed Miliband has accepted responsibility for his party's disappointing performance in the UK General Election. Defeats are hard, but we’re a party that will never...
Lost out to Tory candidate - came second ahead of Labour, Lib Dems and pub landlord Al Murray
A firebrand, and at times foul-mouthed, Mhairi Black has become Britain’s youngest ever MP as part of a block of nationalists intent on changing the face of English politics.
David Cameron was heading back to 10 Downing Street after a General Election in which the Conservatives were on track to far outperform expectations while the Scottish National Party...
Here is the full text of Ed Miliband's resignation speech:
The Democratic Unionists are set to play a crucial role in the next parliament, the party's deputy leader has said.
Nick Clegg's leadership of the Liberal Democrats appears to be drawing to an end after a disastrous election night for the party.
Ed Miliband should consider his position as Labour leader after presiding over a "depressing" performance in the General Election, Jack Straw suggested.
Here are some of the shocks from the General Election counts:
Ukip has won its first seat at a General Election - but Douglas Carswell saw his majority slashed.
Here are 10 key points from the election counts.
Five men have been arrested after a police car exploded outside a General Election count.
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP has made sweeping gains across Scotland, with a dramatic collapse in support for Labour seeing shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and Scottish leader Jim Murphy both losing their seats.
DAVID CAMERON was last night on course to remain prime minister of the UK, with the Conservatives as the biggest party in parliament, early exit polls suggested. The first exit polls indicated that the...
Political professionals call it "framing", though real people might prefer the term "spin".
You have to feel sorry for Labour's election co‑ordinator, Lucy Powell.
While signs out of Scotland were that the SNP was poised to take every seat but one, the part advised the exit poll result be treated with caution.
When will my constituency declare? When will live coverage start? What are the key seats to watch, and when will we get the results?
After six weeks of campaigning it is finally election day, with polling booths opening at 7am.
The outcome of the General Election is widely predicted to be a hung parliament, with none of the major parties winning an overall majority.
Political optimism has been tempered by allegations of polling station intimidation as voting in the General Election entered full swing in Scotland.
A Ukip candidate has been left off ballot papers delivered to a polling station in one of a series...
The Hare and Hounds, in Corsham, Wiltshire, has been used as a polling station since 2010 and many voters enjoy a pint after casting their ballot.