British voters, like others in Europe, are abandoning the centre parties for challengers, such as Reform and the Greens. But ...

Today (5 July) marks the end of 14 years of Conservative rule, which has brought the NHS to its knees, pushed hundreds of thousands of people into poverty, made home ownership a pipe dream for young ...

The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. The government said the ...

The United Kingdom is lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national elections – a move which opposition figures decry as a way to sway the electorate to benefit the left. The U.K.

Right-wing politician Nigel Farage is set to address supporters in Falkirk on Saturday, aiming to capitalise on Reform UK’s ...

This result was not simply a one-off. British politics is fragmenting. Just one in ten Britons now identifies very strongly with either Labour or the Conservatives, compared with half of the voting ...

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Free and fair elections are a critical element of a healthy democratic system. And in many of the 24 countries surveyed, reforming how elections and the electoral system work is a key priority. People ...

In a world of AI and QR codes, heading to a polling station for the General Election can feel like stepping back in time. The setting feels very Vicar of Dibley-esque as the doors of village halls, ...