Jeremy Hunt has clung on to his Surrey seat as scores of former cabinet colleagues were ousted in a bloodbath of Tory big beasts around the country. The incumbent Chancellor, …
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Election 2024: Keir Starmer wins Holborn and St Pancras amid Labour landslide
Sir Keir Starmer has been re-elected in Holborn and St Pancras amid a landslide night of election results for his party. The Labour leader, who is on course to enter …
Election 2024: Farage wins in Clacton as Reform UK snaps up votes from Labour and Tories
Nigel Farage has shaken the political landscape of the UK this evening after winning a seat in parliament at the eighth time of trying – but his party Reform UK …
England vs New Zealand: When did we last beat the All Blacks and when is kick-off?
This weekend marks the first of two Tests between England and the New Zealand All Blacks as part of the summer rugby union tours. Steve Borthwick’s men head down to …
Election 2024: Conservatives’ Blue Wall set to crumble under Lib Dem onslaught
The Liberal Democrats look set to win swathes of the so-called Blue Wall and ‘stockbroker belt’ as the Conservative vote collapses in its traditional heartlands. According to the exit poll …
Election 2024: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could lose Surrey seat, exit poll projects
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could be set to lose his seat in a historically bad night for the Conservatives, according to the general election exit poll. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party …
Nicola Sturgeon: Election “grimmer” than expected for bruised SNP
Thursday is “not a good night for the SNP”, Nicola Sturgeon has said as the exit poll suggests the party could drop to as few as 10 seats. The BBC/ITV/Sky …
Arise Sir Oliver: Dowden given knighthood and Grayling to the Lords
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister and former Tory party chair, had a knighthood confirmed just half an hour before the polls closed this evening. Oliver Dowden will become a …
Election 2024: Exit poll projects Labour to win majority with 410 seats
Labour is on course to form a majority government with 410 seats, the exit poll has projected. Sir Keir Starmer is set to enter No10 as Prime Minister, according to …
Five of the best good boys (and girls) at polling stations
Elections are festivals of democracy but no matter their objections to mandatory leads, grass-walking policies or anti-swimming laws, dogs of Britain are in many ways excluded. That does not stop …