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This Wednesday is the last day of campaigning before the UK's general election, which is expected to produce a major change. According to the latest polls, the opposition Labour Party is predicted to sweep to power with more than 480 seats in the 650-seat parliament. That's far more than even…

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmer’s party looks set to inherit a divided country with faltering economy.

Scholar Brendan O'Leary on the British Conservative Party's date with oblivion this week — and what happens next

WESTMINSTER MPs and parties benefited from over £100,000 in gifts and donations from the gambling industry in the past year...

There may be more than one ‘Portillo moment’ this time, with the chancellor and a former leader among those at risk

In the second part of Sir Keir Starmer’s exclusive interview with The Independent, he reveals what motivates him politically

The party’s pledge for the NHS is ‘hugely ambitious’, says one expert, though others are more optimistic.

The Labour leader is often accused of lacking passion and personality. But, sitting down with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig days before the general election, Starmer ranged from welling up to barely suppressing anger as he revealed the motivation that has delivered him to the cusp of power – and his fears…

A landslide victory for Starmer could lead to hubris and division. For Conservatives, it’s an existential question, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett