General Election 2015: Ed Miliband stands down as Labour leader after disastrous defeat by Cameron’s Conservative majority May 8, 2015 Ed Miliband has stepped down as leader of the Labour party after a crushing defeat by David Cameron who will be returned to Number 10 on what is an unexpected Conservative majority. "I take absolute and total responsibility for today's defeat," Miliband said, revealing he had earlier called Cameron to congratulate him on the win. [...]
General Election 2015: Nick Clegg resigns as Lib Dem leader after bloodbath results leave him with Sheffield Hallam vote but little else May 8, 2015 Nick Clegg has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats after a bloodbath night for the former coalition partner party. Clegg managed to hold on to his Sheffield Hallam seat as election night unfolded, but the Lib Dems are left with just eight constituencies as high ranking former ministers were turfed out by voters. Clegg held [...]
General Election 2015: Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader after failing to win South Thanet with result recount May 8, 2015 Nigel Farage has quit as leader of Ukip after failing to win a seat in Westminster, losing to the Conservatives in South Thanet. Craig Mackinlay won the day with 18,837 votes, putting the Ukip leader in second place on 16,026 – a safe 5.7 per cent majority. The eurosceptic politician had promised to resign within [...]
General Election 2015 results: Ed Balls loses Morley and Outwood seat to Conservatives in shock upset May 8, 2015 Ed Balls, Labour's shadow chancellor, has lost his seat in Morley and Outwood in the most sensational turn of events during this election. The shock upset is an embarrassing blow for Labour which had expected to be in contention for forming a minority government. The bruising evening and morning has in fact left Labour trounced by [...]
General Election 2015 results: Which MPs are out? Ed Balls, Danny Alexander and Jim Murphy all lose seats as Nigel Farage fails to win in Thanet South May 8, 2015 The General Election has dramatically shifted Britain's political landscape, as the Lib Dems endured a bloodbath, while they and Labour suffered as the SNP swept to victory across Scotland. Some of the biggest political names in Westminster were ousted by rival candidates including Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls in Morley and Outwood. Ukip leader Nigel Farage failed [...]
General Election 2015: How will it affect the City? While a Conservative government is welcomed the Brexit risk looms large May 8, 2015 Investors cheered as it was revealed Britain would be governed by a Tory government for the next five years. While this brings greater stability, as well as more business friendly policies a number of challenges lie ahead. Here's what the City had to say: The economists: Economists think a Tory government without a formal coalition [...]
General Election 2015: The three things you need to know waking up right now – here’s where Britain stands May 8, 2015 If you've just woken up and need to catch up on what happened overnight, this is everything you need to know right now – and while you were dreaming, some leaders were experiencing a waking nightmare. 1. A Tory majority It's looking more and more likely that the Conservatives will win a majority. Surprise exit [...]
General Election 2015: Vince Cable loses Twickenham to Conservatives in Lib Dem bloodbath May 7, 2015 Vince Cable has lost his seat in Twickenham to the Conservatives. In what's increasingly turning into a bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, the business secretary mustered around 23,000 votes, losing to the Conservative candidate Tania Mathias with around 27,000 votes. Cable said it was "a terrible night for our party all over" but promised "we'll bounce [...]
General Election 2015 results: Senior source says Labour blames David Cameron for Scottish National Party’s surge May 7, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) is surging in Scotland. A senior source in the Labour party blamed David Cameron for the SNP rise, telling City A.M. he had “manufactured an anti-Scottish grievance that clearly won over votes at the close of the campaign, and boosted the SNP.” The SNP have so far [...]
General Election 2015 results: Has Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy lost his East Renfrewshire seat? May 7, 2015 Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has lost his seat to the Scottish National Party in a major upset for the party. The SNP has already picked up tens of seats north of the border confirming predictions that the party led by Nicola Sturgeon could take every single seat in Scotland, essentially wiping out Labour in [...]