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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nigel Farage On Course For Commons Majority According To Latest Polls
Nigel Farage is heading for Downing Street with a comfortable Commons majority, according to the latest opinion polls. A calculation based on the most recent surveys of public opinion suggests Reform UK would end up with 362 seats if a general election was held tomorrow. Labour would have 136 MPs elected, followed by the Lib Dems with 62 and the SNP with 38, the Electoral Calculus assessment suggested. In yet more bad news for Kemi Badenoch, the Conservatives would be the fifth-largest party with just 22 seats. The result would hand Farage a 74-seat majority, big enough for Reform UK to be able to govern without the need to rely on the support of other parties. Electoral Calculus bases its forecast on the latest opinion polls, which have consistently given Reform UK a comfortable lead over Labour. They said the right-wing party has seen 'a positive bounce in the polls' since gaining 677 seats at the local elections a month ago. 'If there were a general election tomorrow (and there will not be), then Reform could expect to have an outright majority in the House of Commons and Nigel Farage would be prime minister,' Electoral Calculus said. 'This is the first time that the polls have indicated that Reform could form a government on its own. The Conservatives would be the fifth largest party at Westminster behind the Liberal Democrats and the SNP.' Keir Starmer last week accused Reform of 'poisoning our politics' and compared Farage to Liz Truss after he pledged to bring back winter fuel payments for all pensioners, lift the two-child benefit cap and cut taxes. Downing Street insiders now believe that Reform UK will be Labour's main rivals at the next election, amid mounting speculation that Kemi Badenoch's time as Tory leader is already running out. 'Dodgy Maths': Farage Slammed After True Cost Of 'DEI' Government Programmes Revealed Keir Starmer Says Nigel Farage Is Trying To 'Poison Our Politics' Keir Starmer Warns Nigel Farage's 'Mad Experiment' Would Ruin Economy Like Liz Truss
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey general election 'meet the candidates' events scheduled
The States of Guernsey has organised two 'meet the candidate' drop-in events in the lead up to the general the sessions voters will be given the chance to engage with candidates and discuss what matters to them, a States spokesperson first event will take place on 7 and 8 June at Beau Sejour, in the Sir John Loveridge Hall, between 10:00 and 16:00 BST on both second will be at Les Beaucamps High School on 11 June, between 17:30 and 20:30. 'Organic discussions' At Beau Sejour, candidates will be seated with their own space throughout the hall to give them an area for them to talk directly to the Les Beaucamps event has been designed to be informal, which according to the States will allow for "more organic discussions to take place".All candidates have been invited to attend both Falla, registrar general of electors, said: "It has been very positive to see the number of independent events that have been set up by candidates to engage directly with the electorate, however we still wanted to ensure there were some tentpole 'meet the candidate' events organised by the States of Guernsey."She added: "We hope the community find both of these events useful when making their decisions ahead of polling day."The general election has been scheduled to take place on 18 June.
Telegraph
5 days ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Miliband admits he could lose seat to Reform
Ed Miliband has admitted that he could lose his seat to Reform UK at the next general election. The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, who has represented Doncaster North since 2005, said Reform was 'a threat across the country'. Asked on The Rest is Politics podcast whether he worried about keeping his seat, Mr Miliband said: 'Look, I think Reform are a threat, yeah. I think Reform are a threat across the country. 'I had this conversation in the pub last Friday night with this guy, and the conversation went like this – it went through the boats, the NHS and then it went to I think the deepest part of this which is he said 'I feel that we have had governments of different parties, Labour and Tory, life is so hard for me, how can you answer that question?'. 'And I explained how we are trying to answer that question. He said 'for me that is the test, I didn't vote in 2024'. I think he voted Reform in the local elections. 'I wrote this book when I lost the election, called Go Big, and for me he epitomised the point of Go Big, which is he was saying 'look, whether it is an ability to afford a house, make ends meet, the cost of living, public services, I feel like life is so hard and you guys aren't addressing that'.' An analysis of this month's local election results, which saw Reform make sweeping gains, suggested Mr Miliband was set to lose his seat to the party at the next general election. Electoral Calculus analysed the results from each of the hundreds of wards and used the results to predict what would happen in each of the 145 Westminster constituencies where a vote was held. The analysis showed that if Doncaster residents were to vote for the same party at a general election as in the local elections, Reform would win 46 per cent of the vote to Mr Miliband's 29 per cent. Mr Miliband has been one of the most prominent members of Sir Keir Starmer's Government, leading the net zero drive. But he has clashed with Cabinet colleagues over concerns that his net policies are unpopular with voters and threatened to hinder growth, despite his insistence that the drive for clean power would result in economic benefits. His position was undermined after Labour watered down a series of net zero policies and backed a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Mr Miliband's comments about his seat come after the Prime Minister declared Reform Labour's main opposition. On Thursday, the Sir Keir gave a speech in the north west of England solely focused on the party and its leader, Nigel Farage. The Prime Minister compared Reform's economic plans to those of Liz Truss and the market chaos caused by her failed mini-Budget in 2022. The attempt to paint Reform as being like the Tories gives an indication of how Downing Street will try to shape the political narrative in the run up to the next election – framing the choice facing voters as between Labour on the Left and Reform on the Right. The attacks came after Mr Farage parked his tanks on Labour's lawn by promising to reverse the cut to winter fuel payments for pensioners and lift the two-child benefit cap. Responding to the Prime Minister's speech, Mr Farage said Sir Keir was 'resorting to dirty tricks', and labelled his approach 'Project Fear 2.0' – a reference to the Remain campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Ms Truss, the Tory former prime minister, accused Sir Keir of 'repeating lies' about her premiership.
Washington Post
28-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Supporters of Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party rallied in the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August. Activists from three groups linked to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia gathered on the streets outside its party headquarters, under heightened security.
The Independent
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Supporters of Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election
Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party rallied in the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August. Activists from three groups linked to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia gathered on the streets outside its party headquarters, under heightened security. Wednesday's rally was held after weeks of political tensions after interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus threatened to quit and the influential military chief publicly declared his support for an election in December. Zia, who has been suffering from ill-health for several years, recently returned to Bangladesh after four months of medical treatment in London, putting further pressure on Bangladesh's interim government to call an election. Hasina, Zia's archrival, has been in exile in India since she was toppled last year by a mass uprising. Her party, the Awami League, was also banned by the interim government. The BNP's acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, Zia's elder son, was expected to address the rally later on Wednesday by video link from London, where he is in exile. The interim government has been shaken by a series of protests, including by civil servants, primary school teachers and employees at the national revenue service in recent weeks. They accuse the government of failures in prosecuting organized crime figures responsible for killing and injuring hundreds of people. Business bodies have also criticized Yunus over the weakness of the economy and labor unrest. When Yunus came to power, he promised to make reforms in areas including the election law, women's rights and general administration, but the process has been slow and his critics believe he is using delaying tactics to remain in power. The 10 months of rule under Yunus also marked a visible rise of influence by Islamists in the Muslim-majority country, which is governed largely by a secular constitution and legal system. A fatigued military, which has been out of barracks since July last year to maintain law and order, is unhappy because of the delay in returning to democracy. The BNP recently met with Yunus and reiterated its demand for an election in December, saying that if Yunus quits, the country will find an alternative leader. But Yunus' associates later said he was staying. Yunus promised to hold an election by June 2026, depending on the extent of reforms it has undertaken. The BNP, which is hopeful of forming the next government in absence of Hasina's Awami League, said the pace of implementation of reforms should not be an excuse to delay the election and argued that the reform is a continuous process.
