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Supermajorities and sour milk – take our UK general election quiz

The Guardian’s supermassive 2024 general election campaign quiz. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

Conservatives face a bloodbath at July’s UK election. What are the key issues for voters – and what’s Labour promised?

The United Kingdom heads to the polls on July 4, and the widely expected outcome is a defeat for the British Conservative Party after 14 years in power.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024

The Guardian view on the general election in Northern Ireland: time for London to re-engage

Editorial: There are only 18 seats at stake in the province this week, but the next UK government has a big political task on its hands there

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Campaign catchup: Farage crossover, Swinney knee-shower, Curtice rhubarb-grower

In today’s newsletter: What a poll showing Reform UK ahead of the Tories means – and what it doesn’t

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Controversial Dublin MEP candidate Clare Daly loses seat despite celebrity backing

Backed by Annie Lennox and Susan Sarandon, Daly had appeared on state-leaning media in China and Russia

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

Sinn Féin could be about to become Northern Ireland’s biggest party at Westminster

In the 2019 general election, Sinn Féin won seven seats in Westminster, one fewer than its main unionist rivals, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). However, such is the disarray in unionist politics at the moment that Sinn Féin may only need to hold these seven seats to emerge as the…

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024

Disappointment for Sinn Féin as Irish local elections bolster coalition

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil each win 23% of first preference vote, with Sinn Féin on just 12% after expected landslide

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Ireland heads to the polls to vote in local and European elections

Record number of far-right candidates on the ballot as polls show almost two-thirds of voters want tougher controls on immigration

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

‘Feeling of fear and hatred’: immigration dominates agenda as Ireland votes in local and EU polls

Elections pit mainstream parties against far-right newcomers amid hardening public mood on asylum policy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Election 2024: how many seats every party in Westminster is defending – and what they are aiming for on July 4

With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024