Exit polls, first results and the biggest winners and losers - here's how 'the most important election in a generation' unfolded overnight as it became clear the Conservative party was headed for a strong majority while Labour faced its worst results in decades.
What some of us already knew about t [...]
‘선거 방역’ 성공…총선 치른지 2주, 선거감염 '0명'
South Korea continues to make great strides in battling COVID-19.
The number of confirmed cases steadily falling... and there are no new infections related to the general election held two weeks ago.
Jang Tae-hyun fills us in [...]
Nearly one in three voters "held their nose" and voted for a party they considered the "lesser evil" in the last general election, according to a new report from the Electoral Reform Society.
The pro-democracy group claims December's election saw voters marginalised on an extraordinary scale, and l [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reflected on his catastrophic general election defeat while expressing his hope that there can still be a "better world".
"This has been a difficult year for many of us,” he said in what will almost certainly be his last Christmas message as Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn a [...]
Has he told you lately? He’s a Tory.
At least, that’s the impression Sir Rod Stewart gave to many of his stunned fans in the wake of the 12th December general election.
In a tweet on the Friday night, the singer appeared to indicate which side he was on by congratulating Boris Johnson.
The ba [...]
The number of potential buyers and sales hit new lows as the General Election approached, agents claim.
NAEA Propertymark’s latest Housing Report showed the number of sales agreed per member branch fell to seven in November, the lowest it has been since March.
Its member data showed that the num [...]
The Conservatives swept back to power in the UK general election with the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher’s landslide in 1987, of around 80 seats, prompting a surge in the pound.
Sterling rallied by around 2% – 2.2% against the US dollar – on the back of exit polls predicting a big [...]
Jeremy Corbyn began the final day of election campaigning in Glasgow where he declared that Labour's principles werestronger than ever despite unbelievable levels of abuse from some sections of the media and right-wing politicians.
Beginning a six-stop tour of the UK at Govan Cross yesterday, he ad [...]