Tag: UK elections

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 14:34 UTC

  Tories preparing for elections, “cut taxes to help businesses and boost economic growth”

  

  Election blues in Britain, the general election must be held before the end of January 2025, but the prime minister can call it earlier. And in effect, the ruling Conservatives claimed this week they had delivered the biggest tax cuts in decades in a move to boost the UK's stagnant economy and lift incomes.

• Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Local elections in England; London voters expected to punish Theresa May

  

  Voters in London are expected to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party at local government elections this week which could embolden critics of her Brexit strategy, but are not expected to trigger her downfall.

• Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Sunday Times claims massive Russian twitter support of Labour in last general election

  

  Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts were used to rally support for Labour in the closing stages of last year’s general election, it has been claimed. The Sunday Times said an investigation it conducted in conjunction with Swansea University had identified 6,500 Russian accounts tweeting supportive messages for Labour and denigrating the Conservatives.