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Rishi Sunak, the outgoing British prime minister, conceded his Conservatives party’s defeat early Friday, while holding onto his seat in Parliament.Mr. Sunak took 47.5 percent of the vote in his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton…

The British election has gone to the dogs.If you were watching news coverage of the election in the U.K., you would be forgiven for thinking canines were going to polls. In fact, they were.…

A landslide victory for Keir Starmer in the general election on Thursday could hand Britain a stability premium in global markets, boosting the pound, shares and investment in the UK at a time of mounting political turmoil elsewhere,…

With the UK counting down to the general election on July 4, a question many voters may be asking is whether the economic policies of Labour and Conservative governments tend to deliver different economic outcomes. The two…

Mel Stride defended his Cabinet colleague Alister Jack after the latter admitted betting on the timing of the general election.Mr Jack, the Scottish Secretary, said he had placed three bets - two in March…

A Labour spokesperson said the party wanted the tax burden “for working people” to fall.When asked by journalists to “admit that the tax burden will be higher” under a future Labour government, the…

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will square off in their second election showdown tonight in Grimsby, hosted by Sky News. The battle will have an interesting dynamic as it straddles the two manifesto…

Labour takes on enormous challenge with pledge to honour free childcare expansion Sir Keir Starmer and his shadow education…

They refused to comment on the specific proposal but added: “We talk to people about a lot of ideas, but ultimately what is policy is what we have said publicly.”It comes amid separate concerns that…

By Dr Hannah Bunting, Sky News elections analyst, and Joely Santa Cruz, data journalistThe prime minister has taken a defensive approach, signalling the Conservatives' worry about being so far behind…