UK election 2017
The latest updates on the UK general election.
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Local polls boost May five weeks before UK general election
Reuters UKBritain's Conservative Party made strong gains in local elections on Friday, suggesting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy is winning over voters who should hand her an easy victory in a parliamentary poll on June 8. -
Conservative lead stays strong ahead of June election - Opinium poll
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minster Theresa May's Conservative Party is still a strong 16 points ahead of the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a national election on June 8, according to a poll by Opinium on Saturday. -
Conservatives extend lead in ORB poll ahead of national election
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has extended its lead slightly over the main opposition Labour party in the past week, according to an ORB opinion poll on Saturday. -
Conservatives extend lead by 6 points ahead of June 8 election - YouGov poll
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party extended its lead by six percentage points over the main opposition Labour Party in the past week ahead of a June 8 national election, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sunday Times. -
Conservatives maintain strong lead in ICM poll
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has an 18 percentage point lead over the main opposition Labour Party, implying a majority of at least 132 seats in a June 8 national election, according to an ICM poll for the Sun on Sunday. -
May maintains strong election lead in weekend opinion polls
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May maintained her strong lead in opinion polls ahead of next month's national election, with one analyst saying she was on course for the kind of huge success Margaret Thatcher enjoyed over 30 years ago. -
Labour pledges no tax rise for middle-income earners
Reuters UKBritain's opposition Labour Party said middle and low earners would not face tax hikes to fund its spending plans if it wins next month's election, with the burden falling instead on the top five percent of earners and big business. -
Facebook warns of fake news danger ahead of British election
Reuters UKFacebook has launched a British newspaper advertising campaign to warn users of the dangers of fake news, in the latest drive by the social media giant to tackle malicious information ahead of a national election. -
Latest Westminster voting intention (4-5 May)
CON - 47%
LAB - 28%
LD - 11%
UKIP - 6%
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May reaffirms aim to bring down net immigration to 'tens of thousands' per year
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May said on Monday her Conservative Party would keep its pledge to bring down net immigration to the United Kingdom down to "tens of thousands" per year if it wins an election next month. -
Banks planning to move 9,000 jobs from Britain because of Brexit
Reuters UKThe largest global banks in London plan to move about 9,000 jobs to the continent in the next two years, public statements and information from sources shows, as the exodus of finance jobs starts to take shape. -
Theresa May's team: Conservative choice of words doubtless because the Prime Minister is more popular than her part… https://t.co/zsM5p4NuHR12:12 PM - 08 May 2017
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The #NHS funding gap should not be filled by charging sick patients, anxious relatives and hard-pressed NHS staff. https://t.co/ava6pLt67012:45 PM - 08 May 2017
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Conservatives open up record lead - ICM poll
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has opened up the biggest lead on record for polls conducted by research firm ICM, suggesting it remains on course for a sweeping win in a national election in a month's time. -
Independence is an unwanted election challenge for Scottish nationalists
Reuters UK- Calum Kerr, a parliamentarian from the Scottish National Party (SNP), is having to work hard to get his message across. -
May's Conservatives hold 17 point lead in election race - Survation
Reuters UKBritain's ruling Conservative party holds a commanding 17 point lead over the opposition Labour party, a poll by Survation showed on Tuesday, with support for the anti-European Union UK Independence Party plummeting. -
May says will introduce energy cap if re-elected - The Sun
Reuters UKUnited Kingdom's Prime Minister will introduce a cap on "unfair energy price rises" if she is re-elected on June 8, Theresa May wrote in the Sun newspaper on Monday. -
Corbyn - I won't quit if I lose election
Reuters UKJeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party which is currently languishing behind the ruling Conservatives in opinion polls, says he will not quit as leader if he loses a national election next month. -
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Labour leader refuses to say he would lead Britain out of EU - BBC
Reuters UKThe leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, refused to confirm on Tuesday that he would take Britain out of the European Union if his party won a June 8 election, the BBC reported. -
Conservatives' support slips, still hold big election lead - Kantar poll
Reuters UKSupport for British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives has slipped four percentage points ahead of a June 8 general election but they still hold a commanding lead over the opposition Labour Party, a Kantar Public poll showed on Tuesday. -
Bins, cooking, the bedroom - May offers glimpse of private life
Reuters UKHe takes the garbage out, she cooks at weekends and work never enters the bedroom - British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip offered a glimpse of their private lives in a television interview on Tuesday. -
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Conservatives keep 17-point lead over Labour - Panelbase
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have kept a 17 percentage point lead over the Labour opposition, a month before Britons vote in a national election on June 8, a poll from market research company Panelbase showed on Wednesday. -
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Labour to raise corporation tax to 26 percent if it wins election
Reuters UKBritain's opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday it would raise corporation tax to 26 percent from 19 percent if it wins a June 8 election, seeking to win over sceptical voters with a promise to spend the proceeds on education. -
No charges over alleged election expenses fraud by Conservatives
Reuters UKBritish prosecutors said on Wednesday no one would face criminal charges over alleged expenses fraud by the ruling Conservative Party during its campaign for the 2015 election when it won a surprise majority. -
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Britain dismisses report of worsening relations between May and Hammond
Reuters UKBritain's defence minister on Thursday dismissed a Times newspaper report suggesting that relations between Prime Minister Theresa May and her finance minister, Philip Hammond, had deteriorated. -
Conservatives' support slips in YouGov poll - The Times
Support for British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has slipped two percentage points ahead of a June 8 general election but they still hold a big lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Times.The Conservatives were at 46 percent against Labour's 30 percent, the paper said in a limited extract released on Wednesday.
YouGov interviewed 1,651 people between May 9 and 10.
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Labour's draft election manifesto leaked - The Telegraph
Reuters UKBritain's opposition Labour Party will pledge to nationalise energy, rail and mail services, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing a leaked copy of Labour's draft election manifesto. -
May pledges annual defence spending rises until 2023
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May promised to increase the country's defence budget by at least 0.5 percent in real terms every year until 2023 if she wins a June 8 election, adding an extra two years to her party's existing spending pledge. -
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Moving left, Labour manifesto promises renationalisation
Reuters UKBritain's main opposition Labour Party will promise to renationalise rail and mail services and take some of the energy sector into public hands, betting that a shift to the left will win over voters before next month's election. -
Car carrying Corbyn runs over BBC cameraman's foot
Reuters UKA car carrying Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn ran over the foot of a BBC cameraman while approaching a party policy meeting ahead of Britain's June 8 national election, according to a photographer and cameraman at the scene. -
