Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the UK's local elections.
Conservatives, Labour, Holyrood and the Senedd - don't worry, we know the UK's local politics can be confusing. But as results trickle in from one of the most important elections in recent times, CGTN Europe breaks down the main races for you and sheds some light on what...
LONDON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The local election results in much of the UK point to the death of one of the major political parties and a crisis for another, experts said on Saturday. The results of the local municipal elections come just five weeks before the general election on June 8, ...
The leader of Plaid Cymru, a Welsh nationalist party, said in April that if the party won a majority in the parliamentary (or Senedd) elections on Thursday, it would commit to holding a referendum on Welsh independence during the next five years. Although opinion polls have typically showed t...
"Labour has got a few local difficulties. And we've also got other parties picking up in a few places, such as the Greens. We've also got independent candidates doing quite well, where Labour really should be winning," he said. "But overall, it's pretty much what we expected."■ ...
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He will take the post fromRishi Sunak, who was elected between general elections by members of his Conservative Party in 2022. Starmer, 61, has had a rapid political ascent after entering U.K. parliament less than a decade ago. But many Brits still know little about the man who has posi...
Starmer led Labour to victory in the local elections in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, Starmer set out five missions for his government, targeting issues such as economic growth, health, clean energy, crime and education.[142] 【参考译文】2020年4月4日,在新冠肺炎疫情期间,基尔·斯塔默当选工党领袖...
LONDON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom's (UK) ruling Conservative Party lost some of its traditional strongholds in Thursday's local elections. The vote has been considered to be a litmus test for the mid-term popularity of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, caught between the partygate ...
Survey will alarm ruling party and the Tories ahead of local elections in May Save Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 Inside Politics Labour’s parallels with Thatcher may be more than just rhetoric Former Tory leader increased taxes before imposing reforms in deregulatory drive that Keir Starmer wants...