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
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
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 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
Government spending is likely to head back towards 1970s levels over the next parliament whichever party wins the general election, research suggests.more
The super-rich are preparing to immediately leave the UK if Jeremy Corbyn becomes prime minister, fearing they will lose billions of pounds if the Labour leader does "go after" the wealthy elite with new taxes, possible capital controls and a clampdown on private schools.more
British MPs will elect a new House of Commons announcer late in the afternoon to replace the charismatic but controversial John Bercow. Seven candidates apply for this post - two conservatives and five Labor members.more
