Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is set to win 13 seats, according to the exit poll and has polled ahead of the Conservatives in the first two declared counts. The party, which was only formed in 2018, ...

Lord Mandelson has said he is “gobsmacked” by the exit poll and the scale of the forecasted Labour victory. He also said Rishi Sunak “is not Superman”. Lord Mandelson told the BBC: “I think that an ...

The Liberal Democrats are set to increase their presence in Parliament more than five-fold, compared with the General Election result in 2019. Exit poll forecasters have said Sir Ed Davey’s party is ...

Sir Keir Starmer is on course to be the UK’s next prime minister as an exit poll indicated a landslide Labour victory. Polls have closed in the General Election and counts are starting.

The commission said it will be conducting research of the public in the coming weeks, including those that applied to vote by post.

The TV chef posted a photo to social media of a large bucket filled with dozens of crisps packets in a variety of flavours and brands.

It is currently understood the incident has no link to terror or to election day and investigations are ongoing, police have said.

Voters are awaiting the exit poll which will indicate who has won the General Election as the final ballots are cast following weeks of campaigning by party leaders.

Sir Keir Starmer is on course to be the UK’s next prime minister as an exit poll indicated a landslide Labour victory. Exit poll predicts Labour majorityof 170, with 410 seats The Conservatives are ...

Rishi Sunak’s party is set to be routed across the UK, according to the exit poll, the final test of public opinion before results are announced.

Among Sir Keir Starmer’s nominations for peerages are Dame Margaret Beckett, Harriet Harman, Margaret Hodge and Kevan Jones.

The 27-year-old suspect is being held on suspicion of animal cruelty and over a separate inquiry into an allegation of attempted murder.