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Advantage Labour as Brits Head to the Polls

The British politics has in recent years been marked by open conflicts and turbulence. At the same time, many Brits have struggled to make ends meet.

Advantage Labour as Brits Head to the Polls

British Election: The Sun Backs Labour

The tabloid newspaper The Sun backs a British government change. Media mogul Robert Murdoch's newspaper writes in Thursday's edition that it's "time for a new captain".

British Election: The Sun Backs Labour

Polling Institute: 99 Percent Certain Labour Will Win

Labour will most likely take over power in the United Kingdom after Thursday's election. The polling institute Survation estimates the chance of a shift in power to 99 percent.

Polling Institute: 99 Percent Certain Labour Will Win

British Election Betting Scandal Grows Ahead of the Vote

The Conservative Party in the UK is withdrawing its support for two candidates. Both are being investigated for having placed bets on the date of the British election.

British Election Betting Scandal Grows Ahead of the Vote

Farage sparks new Putin row

Nigel Farage has faced strong criticism following a television interview on Friday evening. However, despite the storm he has created, the British right-wing populist is standing by his claim that the EU and Nato provoked the war in Ukraine.

Farage sparks new Putin row

Scandal Continues – Campaign Chief Investigated

Suspicions that individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bet on when the British election would be held continue to shake up British politics. Now, the campaign chief for the ruling Conservative Party has stepped down after he too is being investigated for criminal offences.

Scandal Continues – Campaign Chief Investigated

Farage demands duel with Starmer

Nigel Farage sees himself as Britain's real opposition leader. Now the far-right's big profile demands to participate in the next party leader debate ahead of the British election.

Farage demands duel with Starmer

Cool response to British TV duel

Rishi Sunak went up in Wednesday's TV duel against Keir Starmer, pressed to win votes. But the audience remained cool towards both party leaders.

Cool response to British TV duel

Sunak misses against Starmer no full hit

The first televised debate before the British election presented side-by-side confrontations between predictable rivals. Neither Rishi Sunak nor Keir Starmer managed to score a full hit.

Sunak misses against Starmer no full hit

TV debate to raise the pulse in the British election

Put forward plans to tackle poverty. This is the appeal to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and his opponent Keir Starmer ahead of the first live TV debate before the summer election.

TV debate to raise the pulse in the British election

Farage gives in to the election again

Nigel Farage jumped out of the British election, but is now standing after all. He is also returning as leader of the Reform Party.

Farage gives in to the election again