UK Politics
The latest political news and updates from around the UK.
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Corbyn says May's police cuts increased terrorism risk
Reuters UKThe leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party will criticise Prime Minister Theresa May's police cuts and Britain's foreign policy on Friday, saying they increased the threat of terrorism, ending a political truce after the Manchester suicide attack. -
UKIP chides May over Manchester attack as election campaign resumes
Reuters UKBritain's UK Independence Party (UKIP) criticised Prime Minister Theresa May's record on security after a bombing in Manchester as it announced its policy pledges on Thursday, restarting an election campaign which was suspended following the suicide attack. -
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After UK attack, voter confronts Rudd over police cuts
Reuters UKA British voter has angrily confronted interior minister Amber Rudd over police cuts, prompting her to deny that a suicide bomb attack in Manchester which killed 22 at a music concert was linked to falling police numbers. -
UK parties not giving full picture on likely tax rises - IFS
Reuters UKBritain's two main political parties are not giving the public the full picture about how much taxes will need to rise in order to support public services after next month's election, a leading think tank said on Friday. -
Battered oil fights back, sterling hit as May's poll lead shrinks
Battered oil prices recovered some ground as investors looked past disappointment that an OPEC meeting did not produce bigger supply cuts, while sterling slid on a poll showing the ruling Conservatives' lead shrinking, two weeks before an election. -
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May and Corbyn set out opposing EU 'no deal' stances
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal if she had to, but her rival in next week's election, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, said he would make sure an agreement was reached if he won power. -
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Scotland should have new choice on independence at end of Brexit - SNP policy document
Reuters UKThe Scottish National Party is offering voters a new choice on independence at the end of Brexit process, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday. -
May's election lead narrowing, sixth poll since Manchester attack shows
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's lead dropped to six percentage points in a poll published on Tuesday, the latest major poll since the Manchester bombing to indicate the June 8 election could be much tighter than previously thought. -
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Sturgeon insists Scots must be offered independence as Brexit opt-out
The Scottish National Party will push for a new referendum on independence as an alternative to Brexit, party leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday, as the SNP digs its heels in on an issue that may cost her party support in Britain's June 8 election. -
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May could lose majority in parliament - YouGov study in The Times
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party risks falling short of winning an overall majority of seats in parliament in a national election on June 8, The Times newspaper said on Tuesday, quoting research by polling firm YouGov. -
From landslide to upset defeat - scenarios for May's election
British Prime Minister Theresa May's narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of the June 8 election has weakened sterling and raised questions over whether she will win the landslide predicted just a month ago. -
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'How much will it cost?' Corbyn fumbles childcare policy launch
Reuters UKLabour's Jeremy Corbyn, the man running to oust Theresa May as British prime minister, was unable to say how much his plans to reform childcare would cost as he launched the policy on Tuesday, attracting strong criticism from rivals. -
YouGov sets out methodology for British election model
British pollster YouGov on Wednesday set out the methodology behind its model which produced a shock projection that Prime Minister Theresa May would lose control of parliament in the June 8 election.In stark contrast to opinion polls that have until the past week shown May on course for a big win in the snap election she called, the YouGov model suggested May would lose 20 seats and her 17-seat working majority in the 650-seat British parliament.
The polling organisation said the model, developed by its data science team and London School of Economics Professor Ben Lauderdale, employed a technique called multilevel regression and post-stratification analysis to estimate the result in individual constituencies.
The polling company said it would update the first findings of the model later on Wednesday.
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From landslide to upset defeat - scenarios for May's UK election
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister TheresaMay's narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of the June 8election has weakened sterling and raised questions over whethershe will win the landslide predicted just a month ago. -
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Corbyn to join TV debate as gap with Conservatives narrows
Reuters UKThe leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will take part in a live televised debate on Wednesday, hoping to capitalise on his party's momentum as it narrows the gap with the ruling Conservatives ahead of a June 8 election. -
Conservatives extend lead to 10 points over Labour - Kantar poll
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's lead over the opposition Labour Party has increased to 10 percentage points, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, contrasting with others which have shown the gap closing markedly over the past week. -
UK PM May dodges question on whether she will resign if she loses seats in election
May dodged a reporter's question on Wednesday about whether she would resign if she lost seats in a June 8 election.In stark contrast to opinion polls that have until the past week shown May on course for a big election win, a YouGov model suggested she would lose 20 seats and her 17-seat working majority in the 650-seat British parliament.
Asked during a campaign event whether she would resign if her party lost seats, May said: "There is only one poll that matters and that is the poll that takes place on June 8."
"When it comes to that poll, people have a very clear choice and that choice is about who is going to be prime minister, about who is going to lead the UK in those Brexit negotiations, who has the plan to do that and the determination to get the best deal," she said.
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YouGov model shows Conservatives 3 points ahead of Labour
YouGov's election model, which pointed to British Prime Minister Theresa May losing her majority, was based on a voting intention of 41 percent for the Conservatives and 38 percent for Labour, a difference of 3 points, the pollster said.The model indicates Conservatives winning between 275 and 344 seats and Labour winning 227-289 seats, the company said on Wednesday.
May's Conservatives had 330 seats when the snap election was called last month.
"Obviously there are still eight days until polling day – even a small change could result in a healthy Tory majority," YouGov said in a tweet.
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From no-hoper to crowd-puller, Corbyn gains ground
For a radical socialist written off by many as a no-hoper leading Britain's Labour Party to its worst ever election defeat on June 8, Jeremy Corbyn is pulling in big crowds.
WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin
GENEVA An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
