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Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic New York criminal trial, becoming the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime as he makes a bid to return to the White House.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised yesterday that if his Conservative Party wins the July election to the House of Commons, he would scrap ‘rip-off’ degree courses, i.e. those with few career prospects, and spend the money saved on funding high-quality apprenticeships.more

Labour has promised to clear the NHS waiting list backlog in England within five years, with Wes Streeting warning that the health service risks becoming “a poor service for poor people” while the wealthy shift to using private care.more

The opposition Labour Party has a 22 percentage point lead over the ruling Conservative Party, according to a YouGov poll published yesterday for The Times newspaper, the first conducted after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that elections for the House of Commons will be held on 4 July.more

British PM Rishi Sunak admitted yesterday that deportations of illegal migrants to Rwanda would not start before the general election, which he has set for 4 July. He also denied that he had set such a date for the vote for fear of a return of inflation and another wave of migrant crossings across the Channel expected in the summer.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that elections to the House of Commons will be held on 4 July. He also announced that he had already obtained the formal consent of King Charles III to dissolve Parliament, which will take place on 30 May.more

Rishi Sunak has vowed to "fight for every vote" as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July. The PM made the announcement in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street, as he bids to win a fifth term in office for the Conservatives. The surprise move overturned expectations of an autumn poll, which might have given the Tories a better chance of closing the gap with Labour.more

Rishi Sunak has said the general election result is "not a foregone conclusion", despite "a disappointing" set of local elections for the Tories. Speaking to broadcasters for the first time since the extent of Tory losses were clear, the PM said he was "determined to fight" on.more

18.3 per cent of respondents believe that former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki should become the Law and Justice party's candidate for president in 2025. 8.6 per cent of respondents pointed to MP Przemysław Chernek and 8.2 per cent to Law and Justice club leader Mariusz Blaszczak - according to a United Surveys poll for wp.pl.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday admitted that the results of Thursday's local elections were "disappointing" for his Conservative Party. Although the counting of votes is not yet over everywhere, it is clear that the Conservatives have suffered a heavy defeat.more

People across much of England are voting in local elections today. This is the last big test of public mood before the elections to the House of Commons, which will most likely take place in the second half of this year.more

District electoral commissions will still be accepting applications for lists of candidates for the European Parliament today (2 May) until 4 p.m. The list of candidates must be supported by the signatures of at least 10,000 voters.more

Polling stations are open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., all EU citizens registered on the electoral rolls of their councils in London can vote, and new this year is the requirement to show your ID when collecting ballots.more

The latest Reuters and Ipsos poll shows that US President Joe Biden is leading by a narrow margin of just one percentage point over Donald Trump ahead of November's White House election. Twenty-eight per cent of respondents indicated neither.more

The ruling Conservative Party in the UK is losing to the opposition Labour Party even in areas that have traditionally been its strengths, such as defence, law and order, the fight against illegal immigration and taxation, according to a poll published yesterday.more

Sadiq Khan has pledged to establish a new London Bus Company to bring the city's routes back into public ownership for the first time in 30 years. The bold plan could see the vast majority of London's 675 bus routes gradually taken out of the hands of private companies for the first time since 1994.more

Sadiq Khan has made a direct plea to the one million EU citizens living in London to support him in May's mayoral election - the last time they could be allowed to vote before new Brexit rules come into force. more

PiS recorded the highest support among rural residents, while the Civic Coalition won in cities. The larger the cities, the more KO's advantage grew - according to an exit poll conducted yesterday by Ipsos. KO's electorate predominates among company owners, directors and students; PiS was voted for by, among others, farmers and retirees.more

The ruling Conservative Party in Great Britain has only 4 percentage points. advantage over Reform UK - a group whose honorary chairman is Nigel Farage, the main advocate of Brexit - according to a YouGov survey published yesterday for The Times.more

Sir Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan on Monday as he launched his re-election campaign pledging to double his council homes target to 40,000 and trumpeting the prospect of a Labour government and mayor offering a ‘once in a generation” chance to ease London’s housing crisis.more

Lord David Cameron has denounced the election in Russia which saw Vladimir Putin tighten his grip on power following the stifling of any real opposition. The Foreign Secretary said “this is not what free and fair elections look like” after early results on Sunday showed the Russian president won nearly 88% of the vote.more

Economy Minister in the Welsh Government Vaughan Gething was today announced as the winner of the election to become the new leader of the local branch of the Labour Party and will become the new First Minister (Prime Minister) of Wales. He will be the first black head of government in Europe.more

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2 May, the date when local elections are already taking place. Earlier this year, Mr Sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 2024.more

Tory candidate Susan Hall has pledged to appoint a “women’s commissioner” and target sexual harassment on the Tube if she becomes mayor. Ms Hall, in a major policy announcement on Tuesday ahead of the May 2 election, outlined her determination to respond to the fears of many women walking home at night or while using public transport.more

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be involved in the ruling Conservative Party's campaign in this year's House of Commons elections in an attempt to help it avoid the heavy defeat indicated by the polls, 'The Times' reported today.more