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The Tories changed their verified Twitter press account's display name to read "factcheckUK" for Tuesday's live TV general-election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, switched it back right after, and triggered much gleeful parodying of the attempt to pull on the mask of nonpartisan fact-checkers.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an increase in the ceiling on which National Insurance contributions are paid. If this plan fully enters into force, this will mean a real earnings increase of £ 465 a year.more

Jo Swinson has told voters that the Conservatives and Labour are "gambling with your future" over Brexit, as she launched a Liberal Democrat manifesto featuring significant spending and investment pledges, financed by what the party says would be an economic boost from staying in the EU.more

Boris Johnson edged Jeremy Corbyn 51-49 according to a snap election debate poll. The narrow win comes with the PM far ahead in the polls - consolidating him as a firm favourite for the General Election.more

The UK's general election campaign has finally had its first proper moment, as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn faced each other in a head-to-head debate.more

Adults who commit the premeditated murder of a child will be given tougher sentences of life without parole under plans due to be included in the Conservative party's manifesto.more

Boris Johnson has issued a Brexit challenge to Jeremy Corbyn ahead of their first head-to-head TV debate of the election campaign.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was putting on hold further cuts in corporation tax and told voters he would use the money for spending on health and other priorities.more

All migrants will pay a £625 surcharge for NHS care, regardless of whether or not they use the health service, under Boris Johnson's post-Brexit immigration policy.more

Record numbers of women look set to stand for Parliament next month, making up about a third of the candidates. Provisional analysis by the Press Association found 1,120 of 3,322 registered candidates were women.more

In the new House of Commons, elected on December 12, the parliamentary club of the ruling Conservative Party will be much more favorable to Brexit. Those MPs who disagreed most with the policies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not decide to start the election.more

The Conservative Party now has more support among working-class voters than the upper classes, according to a new poll which predicts that Boris Johnson will win a 110-seat majority at the general election.more

The Conservatives will reduce "immigration overall" to the UK after Brexit if they win the election, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said.more

Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out holding a referendum on Scottish independence in the first term of a Labour government, even if the SNP wins the majority of Scotland's 59 General Election seats.more

No one who has followed Jeremy Corbyn's openly hostile attitude towards Britain's defence and security establishment these past four decades is going to be taken in by the Labour leader's sudden expression of interest in the wellbeing of our military personnel, "Daily Telegraph" reports.more

Britain's governing Conservative Party was hit by a cyber attack on Tuesday which tried to force its website offline, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.more

The Tory lead over Labour has narrowed ahead of the general election on December 12, the latest Survation polls show. more

The Labour party has experienced a "sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack" on its digital systems from an unknown source, it has said, adding that it is confident its security systems ensured there was no data breach.more

In a historic vote, Hanover has elected Belit Onay, the son of Turkish immigrants, to lead the city. The politician is also among the first Green party mayors in the country.more

Nigel Farage has said the Brexit party will not field any candidates against the Conservatives in the 317 seats they won at the last general election, after Boris Johnson committed to leaving the EU by 2020 and pursuing a Canada-style trade deal.more

Spain's governing Socialists (PSOE) won the most seats in Sunday's election, but fell short of a majority - and right-wing parties made major gains.more

Boris Johnson's Conservative party has received donations from nine Russian donors, with suspected links to the Kremlin, according to an official report which has been suppressed by the prime ministermore

Boris Johnson has made a "cast iron" pledge that he will not grant Nicola Sturgeon the powers she needs to hold a second independence referendum, regardless of whether the Scottish National party (SNP) wins a majority of Scottish seats in December's general election or if they win a pro-independence majority in the Holyrood elections of 2021.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday evening in Birmingham officially launched the Conservative Party's election campaign before the early elections to the House of Commons scheduled for 12 December.more

Boris Johnson says the Tories will get Brexit "over the line" if they win the general election and "unleash the country's potential".more