By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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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: 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: 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 [...]
General Election: Nigel Farage’s South Thanet rival Al Murray says he deserves to win

May 7, 2015

One of Nigel Farage's most high-profile rivals in the race for South Thanet, but perhaps not one of the most serious contenders for the hardly fought seat has said he deserves to win. LATEST: Farage quits as Ukip leader after failing to become MP Al Murray, pub landlord comedian and now wannabe MP for Fukp (that's [...]
When will Bristol, Plymouth, Camborne and Redruth and the South West constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote?

May 7, 2015

Several areas of the South West could see major losses for the Lib Dems on General Election night as they swing to a Tory majority on the smallest of margins. [custom id="15"] The Lib Dems are likely to be left with Yeovil, North Cornwall, St Ives, Thornbury and Yate, and Bath. Camborne and Redruth, one [...]
When will Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and the North West constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote?

May 7, 2015

The north west, with major northern cities Manchester and Liverpool, has more marginal constituencies than anywhere else in the country – 27 to be exact out of 72. Read more: Regional roundup: Everything you need to know about your constituency Labour dominate the region – less so than in it has in the past – but the party is targeting [...]

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