Politics

Of all the search queries you thought you might be typing in this morning I bet "who are the DUP" was certainly not one of them. Granted it is part of the wider quandary of "what comes next", but with just hours after the first results have landed the most likely outcome of the 2017 snap election is that the Tories will band together with Northern Ireland's DUP - either in a coalition or more likely a "supply and confidence arrangement" - which...

Normally you would expect your local political club to support your party on election, day but one Conservative club has bucked the trend and appears to support a Labour victory. Christopher Kirk, 41 from Keswick was going to work this morning at a bakery, at 2.30am when he glanced into the local Conservative club window and couldn’t believe what he saw. He says: “I burst out laughing, someone had managed to get a vote Labour poster in the window. The...

An eagle-eyed shopper captured the moment ex-Prime Minister David Cameron appears to jump to the front of a queue - to buy some SOCKS. The former leader seemed to be given special treatment as he popped into the Oxford Street branch of JD Sports in London to pick up a budget multi-pack. Flanked by two bodyguards, he can be seen taking the white socks to the cash desk to pay, before realising he has the wrong size. He then returns...

More than 1.6 million people have used a new election advice website to help them decide how to vote. University of Exeter graduate Matt Morley, 23, bought the domain name GE2017.com just seven minutes after the election was called. He then created a quiz to help undecided voters choose between the political parties. The quiz has broken the previous UK record of 1.1 million users. “We’re delighted that GE2017.com has now become the largest voting advice site ever built in the UK,” said...

Four of the political parties may have a hand in shaping an entirely new immigration system on Friday. So what do they promise? More importantly, how realistic are these pledges? Immigration Solicitor Vanessa Ganguin examines how credible these political promises are.   With all kinds of accusations flying around, bold promises, u-turns, and none of the parties particularly trusted on this question in opinion polls, immigration as usual is a thorny election issue. This year it’s especially contentious with the countdown to Brexit and...

A terrorist map is doing the rounds on social media claiming that the reason Poland hasn't suffered terrorist attacks is because of its strict anti-Muslim immigration policy - but it's completely inaccurate. The map was released amid claims by Polish minister, Ryszard Czarnecki that the only way to protect Poland from terrorist attacks is by not allowing Muslim migrants into the country. His words reflected a tough stance on Muslim immigration been peddled by Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło in the...

  A woman's powerful account of her personal experience of the NHS has been shared by thousands in the run up to the general election. The Facebook post has been shared almost 40 thousand times. As election day approaches, take a read and see if this will change the way you plan to vote and who could save our NHS. Rebekah Hodgson, a seven-month pregnant teacher, took to social media after watching Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy...

Theresa May is at risk of falling in to the "Hillary Trap" whereby people are happy to vote for the party but not for its leader. On the dawn of the election new research has revealed May has run a disastrous campaign, with two times as many Brits saying Jeremy Corbyn has done a better job than his Conservative counterpart. The OnePoll research revealed 39 per cent of Brits think the Labour leader has run a better bid for number 10, compared...

Who would you rather carpool with: Corbyn or May? According to a recent poll, conducted by LeasingOptions.co.uk, 74 per cent of people would rather car share with the Labour leader compared to just two per cent of people who would choose to travel with the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron. The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has failed to appeal to the voting public with only two out of 10 people opting to car share with the Conservative Leader. Although Mrs...