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PM's EU speech 'will pacify eurosceptics'
Jan 20, 2013 00:32 EST
Prime Minister David Cameron's major speech on Britain's relations with the EU will pacify "all but the hard core" eurosceptics, a senior government source told The Observer.
British PM's EU speech 'will pacify eurosceptics'
Jan 20, 2013 00:30 EST
Prime Minister David Cameron's major speech on Britain's relations with the EU will pacify "all but the hard core" eurosceptics, a senior government source told The Observer newspaper.
Nick Clegg owns 'big green onesie'
Jan 10, 2013 09:02 EST
Nick Clegg admitted Thursday he owns a "big green onesie" as he launched a weekly radio phone-in aiming to rescue his party's rock-bottom poll ratings.
London mayoral candidates pitch for gay vote
Apr 14, 2012 14:27 EDT
The candidates battling to become London's mayor made their pitches for the gay vote on Saturday, with less than a month to go to the election.
UK's Cameron: privileged, but with common touch
May 11, 2010 16:43 EDT
Britain's new PM David Cameron is a privileged politician with a modernizing touch. Upper-class David or down-to-earth Dave? Perceptions of David Cameron, the man who led the Conservatives back to power after a generation, all depend on the eye of the beholder.
16,000 voters cost Tories clear win: experts
May 09, 2010 01:45 EDT
The Conservatives would have won a parliamentary majority had just 16,000 people in 19 constituencies voted differently, experts said Sunday as they analysed the election results.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 17:01 EDT
22:00: EXIT POLLS give Conservatives 307 seats, Labour 255, Liberal Democrats 59, others 29.
Long election night begins
May 06, 2010 16:39 EDT
The country began a long, tense election night Thursday after the closest poll race for decades, with polls showing the opposition Conservatives ahead but falling short of a clear majority.
Britain begins long election night
May 06, 2010 16:18 EDT
Britain began a long, tense election night Thursday after the closest poll race for decades, with polls showing the opposition Conservatives ahead but falling short of a clear majority.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 15:43 EDT
20:45: Should we have much confidence in the exit polls, which TV stations will flash onscreen at 10:00 pm tonight?
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 14:28 EDT
19:40: Labour leader Gordon Brown has emerged, my colleague Paul Barber tells me, and is headed to his constituency party office to say thanks for the work of his team and prepare for the count later tonight.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 13:55 EDT
18:55: With just over three hours left for voting, more celebrities have been out there, on Twitter and other sites, urging people to cast their ballots.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 12:44 EDT
17:42: After four weeks of hectic campaigning, the main party leaders all lay low on Thursday afternoon, resting up for a long night ahead, following the vote count into the early hours.
Light aircraft carrying election candidate crashes
May 06, 2010 12:08 EDT
Fringe candidate in UK election escapes with minor injuries after light aircraft crashes. A leading candidate for Britain's right-wing U.K. Independence Party survived a plane crash Thursday without serious injuries.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 12:06 EDT
17:05: Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has spoken to reporters saying he is "lucky to be alive" after the crash of his light plane earlier today. (See earlier posts).
Voters head to polls in knife-edge election
May 06, 2010 12:02 EDT
Britons voted Thursday in the closest general election for decades, with polls suggesting David Cameron's opposition Conservatives will win most seats but not enough to form a government alone.
Britain votes in knife-edge election
May 06, 2010 11:30 EDT
Britain is voting in the closest general election for decades, with polls suggesting David Cameron's opposition Conservatives will win most seats but not enough to form a majority government.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 10:30 EDT
15:29: Celebs are out in force today casting their votes -- and mentioning it on Twitter. Besides Sir Ben Kingsley and Bob Hoskins who we spotted early this morning, other famous voters so far include comedians John Cleese and Eddie Izzard and TV host Sarah Beeny.
Britain votes in knife-edge general election
May 06, 2010 10:09 EDT
Britain is voting in the closest general election for decades, with polls suggesting the opposition Conservatives will win most seats but not enough to form a majority government.
Britain votes 2010 - AFP Live Report
May 06, 2010 10:07 EDT
1507: The BBC has some advice - courtesy of Nigel Tonkin, Westminster Council head of administrative services - for voters on what they can and cannot do in polling stations.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| United Kingdom Independence Party | |
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| Leader | Lord Pearson of Rannoch |
| Chairperson | Paul Nuttall |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 408 Newton Abbot TQ12 9BG |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism, Populism,[1][2] Conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament Group | Europe of Freedom and Democracy |
| Official colours | Purple and Yellow |
| House of Commons |  |
| House of Lords |  |
| European Parliament |  |
| London Assembly |  |
| Local government[4][5] |  |
| Website | |
| http://www.ukip.org/ | |
| Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections | |
