Ireland heads for the polls after Varadkar announces February 8 General Election
Campaigning is under way in the Irish General Election after the Taoiseach ended months of speculation by naming February 8 as polling day.
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Taoiseach to ask President to dissolve Irish parliament ahead of February 8 poll
Ireland’s premier will travel to see the country’s president later on Tuesday to ask for the dissolution of the Dail parliament ahead of a General Election next month.
Government expected to call Ireland’s General Election on February 8
Senior government sources have confirmed that the 2020 General Election will be held on February 8, according to reports.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband to spearhead inquest into election defeat
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband will be one of those to head up a major inquest into the party’s disastrous election result.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband to spearhead inquest into election defeat
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband will be one of those to head up a major inquest into the party’s disastrous election result.
Woman reunited with wedding ring lost in ballot box
A woman who lost a wedding ring in a ballot box after it slipped off her finger while she was voting has been reunited with the precious gold band.
Jeremy Corbyn was badly advised and undermined – Emily Thornberry
Labour leadership candidate Emily Thornberry has “called out” the way in which she says Jeremy Corbyn was badly advised and undermined.
Ousted Labour MP received breast cancer diagnosis during election campaign
An ousted Labour MP has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer during the election campaign.
MPs heading to Parliament delayed by horses on railway line
Horses on one of Britain’s main railway lines look set to prevent a number of MPs from making it in time for the first official meeting of politicians in Parliament since the General Election.
Boris Johnson and Theresa May bury the hatchet to toast Tory election win
Boris Johnson and Theresa May appeared to put their past differences behind them as they were photographed celebrating the Tories’ landslide election win.
Angela Rayner to back Rebecca Long-Bailey as Labour leader, according to reports
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner is to step aside and support her friend Rebecca Long-Bailey to succeed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to reports.