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More than 800 asylum seekers arrived in Britain via small boats on Tuesday, the highest single-day figure since late 2022, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.

The metric bolsters a beleaguered Conservative party that had made inflation a central issue ahead of the July 4 election.

Nigel Farage has left voters furious after charging for a campaign event in the Essex town he is standing in as Reform UK leader. The right-wing politican has been dubbed ’shameful’

Millions of people not yet registered to vote are being urged to sign up ahead of the deadline later.

The candidate now running under the name "Dionne Moore" previously stood for the Brexit Party in 2019.

Lack of awareness and obstacles such as last-known UK address requests cited as reasons for low participation

Grant Shapps has admitted a Conservative Party victory in the upcoming General Election is not likely.

Poll reveals historically low support for the big two, with smaller parties up by five points

Craig Williams, who placed bet three days before PM made announcement, says ‘I made huge error of judgment’

Sources report that the Tories struggling in some areas due to a chronic shortage of supporters for canvassing and delivering leaflets.

The final set of employment figures before polling day show wages continuing to grow at way more than double the rate of inflation, which is a double-edged sword for Rishi Sunak’s government.

Modi will lead India under the challenges of a coalition government with allies

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen welcomed Mr Macron’s call for new parliamentary elections

The French far right headed by Jordan Bardella is projected to grab more than the combined total of the second and third place finishers as it lands its strongest-ever showing in a nationwide vote.

As the far right surges, this week’s European Parliament election will reorder the Continent’s political landscape.

In a bid to kill off the Tories’ much-disputed claim Labour would hike taxes by £2,000, Sir Keir Starmer will reportedly include a cast-iron pledge in the manifesto not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT for five years.

The assault Friday evening “caused minor whiplash,” the Danish leader’s office said. A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the attack.

A D-Day furore for his rival lets the Labour leader play PM in waiting. But questions remain over his party’s defense plans.

Record number of far-right candidates on the ballot as polls show almost two-thirds of voters want tougher controls on immigration

The year was 1997, and U.K. Conservative Leader William Hague had convened a meeting of his top team following Labour’s landslide election victory.

The Tories accepted £5million in January from The Phoenix Partnership, the Leeds-based firm owned by Frank Hester, who allegedly said Diane Abbott should be shot

The AI chatbot ChatGPT told users Labour won the election which has not happened yet with a "substantial majority".

In a rerun of local elections on Sunday, Serbia’s ruling right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by President Aleksandar Vučić, declared victory nearly six months after accusations of fraud in a prior poll ignited weeks of protests. Opposition parties now assert - the SNS cheated again.

Faiza Shaheen has resigned from the Labour party after being blocked from standing as a candidate by the leaders office, citing a ‘hierarchy of racism’.