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General Election

The UK holds a general election at least once every five years.

The last general election was on 12 December 2019. The Conservatives won a majority.

A third of Brits feel the voting age should be lowered to 16, study finds
General Election
With an evident growth in teenagers being more interested in politics, many Brits feel the voting age should be lowered to 16.
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Cat sworn in as Italian mayor plagued with rigged election claims from fuming opposition
Cats
Feline mayor Miao has been hit with catastrophic allegations of rigged elections and borderline voter fraud as revelations about the cat's relationship to the Vice Mayor were revealed
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Aubergine Boris Johnson back from Caribbean holiday and ready to replace Lettuce Liz
Boris Johnson
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, AU-BOJO is back in Britain and jostling to re-enter Downing Street - his supporters say he has 'unfinished business' and could be back in power next week
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'Anti-immigration rape video' uploaded by Italian PM hopeful sparks fury
Twitter
A wannabe Italian PM posted a vile video of an asylum seeker sexually assaulting a Ukrainian woman on Twitter as part of her campaign before the social media site pulled the clip
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'Welsh Nude Party' pranks Twitter users after call to 'liberate' country from clothes
Twitter
Twitter has fallen for a mock council election flyer, with the Nude Party of Wales asking residents of Newport West to vote for their party, which promises 'wipe down seats' on buses
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Disgraced MP Claudia Webbe spared jail for threatening to throw acid at ex's pal
Crime
Labour MP for Leicester East Claudia Webbe was found guilty of harassment last month after a campaign that included calling her boyfriend's mate a "slag" and threatening to "use acid" on her
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SNP MP Amy Callaghan, 28, found collapsed at home after suffering a brain haemorrhage
Scotland
The Scottish National Party MP has only been a member of parliament since December when she pulled off a shock defeat, beating then-Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson in her East Dunbartonshire seat
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Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership race to replace Jeremy Corbyn
Labour Party
The four-month leadership election triggered by Labour's shocking General Election defeat in December came down to a three-way battle between Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey
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Brian Clough 'back from grave' as new Welsh secretary mistaken for footie legend
Conservative Party
Boris Johnson's Cabinet reshuffle has been overshadowed after many noticed the similarities between the Conservative MP for Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South Simon Hart and Cloughy
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Jeremy Corbyn finally apologises for election hammering and accepts blame
Jeremy Corbyn
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a massive Commons majority of 80 seats on Friday, sweeping aside Labour from its Northern heartlands
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Nick Ferrari: The biggest turkey of this Christmas election was the Labour Party
Boris Johnson
The campaign ended with the general public demanding the PM to 'Get Brexit Done'
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Reality TV star, 26, who appeared with husband, 61, on Channel 4 elected Tory MP
General Election
Dehenna Davidson, who won a seat Labour had held since 1935, appeared on Channel 4's Bride and Prejudice when she married local councillor John Fareham, who is 35 years her senior
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'Not My Prime Minister' protests to be held across UK after bloody London scenes
Boris Johnson
Despite clashes in London, the same organisers are planning further protests to take place in Leeds , Cambridge, Swansea, Derby, Bristol, Oxford, Birmingham, Edinburgh and York
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Brits urged to buy travel money now as Tory election victory sees pound soar
General Election
The Conservatives secured a huge majority in the General Election, and a currency expert says the time's never been better to take out some holiday dosh
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This Morning and Loose Women fans set to be livid as shows cancelled due to election
TV
There has been a total ITV scheduling shake-up today because of the general election results
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Jeremy Corbyn told to resign over claims he's 'proud' after election thrashing
Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour leader saw his party face their worst election results since the 1930s, with dozens of seats across their heartlands wiped out, but he still took time to praise his campaign
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Lorraine Kelly fans fuming as she forced off air because of election
Lorraine Kelly
Unfortunately ITV viewers didn't get their daily dose of Lorraine Kelly today because of the election results
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Boris Johnson forecast to be last Prime Minister of UK as union 'to break apart'
General Election
The SNP's sensational election performance north of the border has given Nicola Sturgeon a new mandate to campaign for Scottish independence, experts say, while many believe a united Ireland is now a real possibility
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ITV's Tom Bradby is everyone in the UK with huge sigh after election sign-off
General Election
ITV News anchor Tom Bradby reported on the Conservative's landslide victory in the General Election for eight hours straight
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Conservatives thrash Labour with 80-seat majority after last result declared
General Election
St Ives in Cornwall was the last of all 650 seats to declare at 2.45pm this afternoon, capping off a Tory landslide, after a storm forced the count to be delayed
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Friday 13th: Anti-Boris brits in apocalyptic predictions after General Election
Friday the 13th
Today is Friday 13th, and many Brits are waking up today after Thursday's General Election to express their fears about what the significance of today could mean
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Boris Johnson demolishes Labour’s ‘Red Wall’ as ‘Workington Man’ punishes ‘weak’ Corbyn
General Election
Labour will be embroiled in a battle for the heart and soul of the party after Boris Johnson's decimated the party's northern heartlands
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Boris Johnson may propose to girlfriend Carrie Symonds after stonking Tory win
General Election
The Prime Minister had previously hinted at engagement with his former Tory PR chief girlfriend who he hooked up with after separating from his wife of 25-years Marina Wheeler
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Dennis Skinner loses Bolsover seat ending colourful Labour MP's 49-year career
General Election
The so-called "Beast of Bolsover" lost his Derbyshire seat by 5,000 votes as the Conservatives romped to a huge majority in Thursday's General Election, winning swathes of safe Labour heartlands
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