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General election records and historical benchmarks
Gazette & Herald, Ryedale· 2 hours agoThe election of 1900 was the first of its kind to be contested by the recently-formed Labour Party, as well as the long-established Conservative and Liberal parties, and as such can be seen ...
Adam Boulton: If Labour wins the election, Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest job of his life with...
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoBecoming prime minister is a shock. No incoming prime minister can ever be fully prepared for the...
Starmer and Sunak gear up for final day of campaign as Boris makes surprise appearance at Tory rally
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 5 hours agoBut in contrast pollster Survation said on Tuesday it was 99% certain that Labour will win more...
Is it possible to 'ringfence' family time when you're prime minister?
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 19 hours agoA former Liberal Democrat communications director said his staff would start work at 5am to prepare...
Labour's 1992 veterans are getting twitchy
The i newspaper online iNews· 4 days agoLabour does not win general elections often. As this year’s campaign chief Pat McFadden admits, characteristically, “We usually lose.” Nothing is taken...
Limit Labour to five years in power, says minister
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoFormer Labour Welsh secretary and ex-Neath MP Lord Hain said his party will win the general election, but he does not detect the same "enthusiasm for...
Sir Trevor McDonald admits he’s the ‘biggest coward’
BANG Showbiz via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSir Trevor McDonald is the “biggest coward”. The veteran broadcaster and newsman, 84, is famed for interviewing the likes ofTony Blair, Colonel Gaddafi...
On This Day, July 1: 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoAmong the personalities attending the handover of Hong Kong to China, June 30, 1997, were (front R...
What is a ‘supermajority’ – and could Labour secure one at the general election?
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 hours agoMeanwhile, Labour could win as many as 420 seats, up by 217 and far exceeding the 326 needed for a...
UK’s landmark postwar elections: When Blair won the first of his 3 elections in 1997
Toronto Star· 2 days agoBritain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Press takes a look back at other ...
