Stuart Niven is being investigated over claims he diverted thousands of pounds from a government Covid loan into his personal ...

The result in a seat that Labour has dominated for nearly a century represents an embarrassing setback for the prime minister.

The next UK general election must be held by 15 August 2029. However, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer can opt to call an election at any point before this. UK general elections need to be held every ...

Nigel Farage previously said that defectors who refuse to hold by-elections are "disgraceful" and guilty of a "complete ...

Britain’s populist, anti-immigration party Reform UK has beaten Labour by a tiny margin in a by-election, dealing the government a mid-term setback and ruffling the country’s historically resilient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of voters will head to the polls on Thursday 7 May, for the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election.

BBC Scotland journalists have analysed some of the policies in Reform's manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election.

Senior members of the British Conservative Party, including a former MP who was once a close aide to former prime minister Rishi Sunak, are due in court over claims they placed bets on the timing of ...

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Britain moved on Thursday to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections, a major overhaul of the country's democratic system that immediately split opinion ...

The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. The government said the ...