Uk Elections 2015

As many as 56 candidates of Indian origin are contesting the UK Elections 2017, voting for which began today. In the 2015 UK elections, a record 10 Indian-origin candidates made it to the British Parliament.

A member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party, who beat leading Brexit figure Nigel Farage in the 2015 parliamentary election, was charged with breaking that campaign's expenses rules on Friday, a week before a fresh national vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a member of her Conservative Party who has been charged with criminal offences related to spending on the 2015 election will remain a candidate for next week's national vote.

No criminal charges will be brought over allegations of expenses fraud by Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives during their 2015 election campaign, prosecutors said on Wednesday, removing a cloud over the party before a new election next month.

Britain's Electoral Commission opened an investigation on Tuesday into whether the UK Independence Party (UKIP) used EU money for its Brexit campaign in breach of party funding rules.

British lawmakers are expected to appoint a speaker today as they convene at parliament for the first time after a general election that handed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives a surprise majority.

The Scottish National Party now have a duty to take their alloy of nationalism and economic justice to a broader audience, says Anush Kapadia.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government today after returning to power in a stunning election victory that toppled his three main rivals.

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy today exulted in the victory of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak, in his maiden run for a seat in the British Parliament.

The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg resigned today after his party suffered what he called a "crushing" defeat in a general election.

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has failed to win a seat in Britain's parliament as his anti-European Union party suffered a series of setbacks, final results from the general election showed today.

Labour's apparent worse-than-expected defeat in the British general election is a personal blow for its leader Ed Miliband and increased pressure today for the 45-year-old to step down.

Prime Minister David Cameron will leave Downing Street to meet Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace at 1130 GMT today where she is expected to formally invite him to form a new government, officials said.

He posted a picture with his wife Samantha -an awww-worthy moment. They have been married for 19 years now.

Alan Mak, a former corporate lawyer whose parents immigrated to Britain from southern China, became the first ethnic-Chinese person to be elected to the House of Commons today.

As many as 56 candidates of Indian origin are contesting the UK Elections 2017, voting for which began today. In the 2015 UK elections, a record 10 Indian-origin candidates made it to the British Parliament.

A member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party, who beat leading Brexit figure Nigel Farage in the 2015 parliamentary election, was charged with breaking that campaign's expenses rules on Friday, a week before a fresh national vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a member of her Conservative Party who has been charged with criminal offences related to spending on the 2015 election will remain a candidate for next week's national vote.

No criminal charges will be brought over allegations of expenses fraud by Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives during their 2015 election campaign, prosecutors said on Wednesday, removing a cloud over the party before a new election next month.

Britain's Electoral Commission opened an investigation on Tuesday into whether the UK Independence Party (UKIP) used EU money for its Brexit campaign in breach of party funding rules.

British lawmakers are expected to appoint a speaker today as they convene at parliament for the first time after a general election that handed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives a surprise majority.

The Scottish National Party now have a duty to take their alloy of nationalism and economic justice to a broader audience, says Anush Kapadia.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government today after returning to power in a stunning election victory that toppled his three main rivals.

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy today exulted in the victory of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak, in his maiden run for a seat in the British Parliament.

The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg resigned today after his party suffered what he called a "crushing" defeat in a general election.

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has failed to win a seat in Britain's parliament as his anti-European Union party suffered a series of setbacks, final results from the general election showed today.

Labour's apparent worse-than-expected defeat in the British general election is a personal blow for its leader Ed Miliband and increased pressure today for the 45-year-old to step down.

Prime Minister David Cameron will leave Downing Street to meet Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace at 1130 GMT today where she is expected to formally invite him to form a new government, officials said.

He posted a picture with his wife Samantha -an awww-worthy moment. They have been married for 19 years now.

Alan Mak, a former corporate lawyer whose parents immigrated to Britain from southern China, became the first ethnic-Chinese person to be elected to the House of Commons today.