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# uk general election

This month
July 2024
Who is Hilary Benn, the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
Updated 5 Jul
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‘Strong Irish influence’: The Cork man behind Keir Starmer’s landslide Labour victory
5 Jul
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As it happened: Keir Starmer pledges to lead 'government of service' after landslide Labour win
We charted the historic election day as it happened.
5 Jul
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George Galloway loses seat after only four months as an MP
5 Jul
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Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new Labour prime minister?
5 Jul
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Analysis: Disaster for DUP as Sinn Féin becomes the North’s largest party at Westminster
5 Jul
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Former UK prime minister Liz Truss has lost her seat in the general election
Updated 5 Jul
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Bloodbath: Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt among top Tories booted out by UK voters
Updated 5 Jul
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UK exit poll: Labour set for huge majority as Tories suffer defeat of historic proportions
Tonight’s exit poll was released seconds after the polls closed at 10 pm.
Keir Starmer's Labour could govern with 410 seats, a majority of 170.
The Conservatives could lose as many as 241 seats, putting some of the party’s biggest names at risk.
The Nigel Farage-led Reform party could pick up 13 seats, with the Green Party winning two.
The exit poll does not contain details of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats in Westminster.
Updated 4 Jul
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How the UK general election could mean big changes for Northern Irish politics
Sinn Féin will be hoping to maintain its seven seats, while the DUP faces a real battle in some constituencies.
Alliance is in contention in three constituencies but could come away empty handed.
The TUV could split the Unionist vote in some areas.
Diarmuid Pepper
Updated 4 Jul
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‘Farewell to those wazzocks’: UK papers make final pitch to voters as public head to the polls
4 Jul
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Voting has started in today's UK general election - here's what to watch out for
An electoral drubbing could be on the cards for the Tories.
Lauren Boland
4 Jul
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Boris Johnson makes surprise appearance at Tory rally, calls Labour 'Putin's pet parrots'
3 Jul
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Alliance confident of taking Westminster seat Jeffrey Donaldson has held for almost three decades
1 Jul
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Last month
June 2024
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over immigration, women’s rights and benefits in final debate
27 Jun
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DUP’s Sammy Wilson ‘will not be deterred’ after shots fired at MP’s constituency office
14 hrs ago
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UK gambling row deepens as a Tory Cabinet minister says he placed bets on election date
21 hrs ago
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Fifth Tory investigated in growing gambling row as Labour candidate admits betting against himself
25 Jun
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Alliance eyeing Westminster gains amid call for end to Stormont ‘cycle of crisis and collapse’
20 Jun
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Which Tories have been accused of betting on the date of the election?
20 Jun
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Rishi Sunak's protection officer arrested over alleged bets on timing of UK election
19 Jun
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'You're live on Sky News': Tory minister projected to lose seat hangs up after phoning journalist
4 Jun
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Nigel Farage to stand for election as leader of right-wing party in direct competition with Tories
3 Jun
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May
May 2024
Recently elected member of Seanad Éireann running for the House of Commons in UK election
31 May
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UK Labour leader Keir Starmer denies left-wing 'purge' and heaps praise on Diane Abbott to calm row
Updated 30 May
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Conservative minister Michael Gove stands down ahead of UK election - that's 78 Tories out of the game
25 May
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DUP announces election candidate for seat currently held by former party leader Jeffrey Donaldson
24 May
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Rishi Sunak asked if he’s ‘captaining a sinking ship’ during visit to Belfast’s Titanic Quarter
24 May
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SF MEP candidate and incumbent MP Michelle Gildernew will not contest British general election
23 May
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'Labour's moment' or Tories' 'window of opportunity'? British papers react to Sunak's election call
23 May
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This year
2024
Sunak cools spring election talk, says he's 'working towards' UK vote in late 2024
4 Jan
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Last year
2023
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster, Ian Blackford, to stand down at next UK general election
Updated 6 Jun 2023
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Former British justice secretary Dominic Raab to stand down as MP at next general election
23 May 2023
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All time
Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for a general election 'now' after Liz Truss resigns as PM
Updated 20 Oct 2022
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February, Easter, May? UK results ratchet up Irish election talk but Leo says it's not the right time
13 Dec 2019
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Jeremy Corbyn indicates early 2020 for departure date despite party pressure to quit immediately
13 Dec 2019
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Boris Johnson and Tories romp to victory as Labour's vote crumbles
Updated 13 Dec 2019
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BBC and ITV journalists apologise over reports that Tory advisor was punched by Labour activist
9 Dec 2019
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Column: The results of the UK general election could hugely impact the Irish border - and not for the first time
Cormac Moore
9 Dec 2019
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Conservative Party criticised over 'misleading' re-brand of Twitter account to bogus factcheck page
19 Nov 2019
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