Content in the topic of Voting and Elections

Today the Government will introduce a motion to allow Veterans cards to be used as identification to vote during elections prompting calls for them to expand options for young people as well.

With the Trump's re-ascension to the White House, Farage will likely be further empowered. How has their relationship evolved over time? How was Farage involved in the 2024 election and what does their relationship mean for the UK in the future?

There can’t be many in Labour celebrating Trump’s return to the White House but perversely, that Republican victory could be the making of Starmer’s premiership if he seeks out the opportunities that will arise.

A second Trump term will be marked by isolationism in trade and security, will harm efforts to address climate change and will empower the hard right at home and across Europe. Closer ties between the UK and the EU has never been more imperative.

Donald Trump has declared victory in the United States presidential election.

Kemi Badenoch has won the Conservative leadership contest and will be the next party leader. 

With just days to go until the US Presidential Election, what would a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris administration mean for trade? While Trump has fought a campaign vowing to further expand tariffs, Harris has adopted a different, yet still relatively protectionist, approach, pledging to subsidise American industries to lower American reliance on imports.

For the second time in as many weeks, Russia has been accused of undermining the democratic process in a former Soviet nation. One week on from the dramatic, razor-thin victory for the pro-European movement in Moldova, over in Georgia the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party won the election, gaining 54% of the vote.

The result of the referendum proved far closer than pollsters had predicted with Moldovan President Maia Sandu accusing “foreign forces” of attempting to “assault our country's freedom and democracy” following evidence of Russian interference earlier this month.

Campaigners call on the Government to further expand the list of acceptable forms of voter ID, as it approves Veteran Cards.