United Kingdom UK: Post-election Scotland showdown for Sturgeon and Cameron They were both winners in last week’s British General Election. Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP nationalists took nearly all the seats in Scotland. David 15/05/2015
United Kingdom David Cameron: "We are the real party of working people" The very first meeting of the new cabinet in the UK has been held. This is the first time in 18 years there is a fully Conservative party cabinet. 12/05/2015
United Kingdom Political role for Boris Johnson as Cameron names new UK government The colourful Mayor of London will attend "political cabinet meetings" while he sees out the final year of his present job. 11/05/2015
United Kingdom Britain's election shines Tory star, leaves others in the dark Britain’s political landscape has been redrawn, with two leaders cast into the political wilderness and one triumphant survivor — the prime minister 11/05/2015
United Kingdom Cameron starts forming new UK government Back in power, British Prime Minister David Cameron is forming his new government. The Conservative leader has already announced that George Osborne 09/05/2015
Europe News Cameron's re-election paves the way for a Brexit UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership if he won a second term in office. Eurosceptism remains high in Britain with 08/05/2015
My Europe Series Brussels watches results of UK election for talk of referendum This week on Europe Weekly, we recap the UK general election results and a promised referendum on its EU membership. Ahead of the eurozone finance 08/05/2015
United Kingdom Nine things that happened on UK election night It was an eventful night in the UK election, here’s a wrap-up of some of the more quirky and unexpected details. 1: There’s a big mismatch between 08/05/2015
United Kingdom [As it happened] Tories' election win triggers rivals' resignations David Cameron’s Conservatives won an unexpectedly big victory in the UK’s general election, after nationalists took hold in Scotland. It was 07/05/2015
United Kingdom A nail-biting finish in the UK election race, with a hung parliament expected The incumbent British Prime Minister David Cameron put on a brave face as he turned out to vote in the UK’s most unpredictable election in decades 07/05/2015
United Kingdom UK election system bodes complex outcome UK elections used to be simple. On the whole people would vote for one of the two main parties, and newspapers would grandly state which one they 07/05/2015
United Kingdom Decision Day in the UK's general election Voters in the UK are going to the polls today in one of the most unpredictable general elections in decades. Despite weeks of campaigning, a hung 06/05/2015
United Kingdom UKIP's Nigel Farage stakes political future on close race in South Thanet UKIP's Nigel Farage says he'll quit leadership if he fails to win bid for parliamentary seat 06/05/2015
United Kingdom Mother of All Parliaments promises unpredictable springtime Elections have been predictable in the UK for decades. It is how they worked, the Conservatives in power then Labour then the same again. The United 06/05/2015