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Poll day horror: Ukip candidate Nigel Farage injured in plane crash

06.05.10
Ukip candidate Nigel Farage injured when an election stunt in a light aircraft went crashing to the ground... more

Leaflet blunder spells trouble for Ukip candidate

06.05.10
Parliamentary candidate risks alienating his electorate on polling day after the name of the constituency was spelled incorrectly on campaign leaflets... more

Final campaign poll puts Tories seven points ahead

06.05.10
Last poll of this campaign, from Ipsos MORI exclusively for the London Evening Standard, shows the Conservatives at 36 per cent, Labour at 29 per cent and the Liberal Democrats at 27 per cent with other parties at eight per cent... more

We need clarity from tonight’s TV debate

15.04.10
Today’s TV debate between the three main party leaders is certainly historic, the first of its kind in this country... more

Ukip London candidate quits after internet rant against the Queen

14.04.10
Candidate for the UK Independence Party who has already been reprimanded for racist remarks was forced to quit after branding the Queen a 'German bitch'... more

We won’t fight other anti-EU candidates, vows Ukip

13.04.10
Party told voters it was time to ditch the three main parties, describing the election campaign so far as a 'piddling irrelevancy'... more

London chairman of Ukip suspended over racist remarks

08.04.10
Leading member of the UK Independence Party suspended from post as London chairman after being accused of posting racist remarks on a magazine’s website... more

MEP faces jail after admitting expenses scam

05.11.09
An MEP faces prison after dramatically changing his plea mid-trial to admit cheating the taxpayer over his expenses... more

Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

Hedge fund laws threaten London’s future as financial hub, Boris warns

09.07.09
Boris Johnson and George Osborne warned the Government that London’s future as an international financial centre was in danger from new EU red tape... more

Vital for City to keep close eye on Tory intentions

26.06.09
With the prospect of a Conservative government growing ever greater, business leaders are suffering from a bad attack of "Be careful what you wish for, in case you get it".... more

Another night of Labour humiliation

08.06.09
It is always rash to assume in politics that things cannot get any worse.... more

Greens are London's biggest winners as Labour plunges to fifth in suburbs

08.06.09
Labour suffered a humiliating rout in the European elections as it was pushed into fifth places in dozens of areas around Britain - although it clung on to second in London... more

Gordon Brown accused of 'fear and smears'

08.06.09
Gordon Brown was clinging on despite another ministerial resignation and savage attacks on his leadership... more

Full London results

08.06.09
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Shamed MEPs to receive part of £20 million pay-off

02.06.09
Three MEPs accused of abusing their expenses will be paid hundreds of thousands of pounds as part of a £20 million retirement package for British MEPs... more

UKIP embarrassed over poster poser

27.05.09
The United Kingdom Independence Party was left embarrassed after party posters were put on empty phone boxes built without planning permission... more

I'll still vote Tory, says the £5m donor expelled for backing UKIP

27.05.09
One Sunday, three months ago, Stuart Wheeler received a curt email from the Tory chairman, Eric Pickles, saying he'd been expelled from the party ... more

I'll restore the balance of our lunatic fringe

20.05.09
Opinion polls: Love Them or Hate Them or Don't Know or Other, there are an enormous number of them around at the moment... more

BNP threat at the polls is looking hollow

18.05.09
The backlash against the big parties is undeniable but it doesn't seem to be benefiting the BNP as much as you might think... more

Labour support slumps to 22% as voters show fury

15.05.09
Labour's support was in meltdown as a new poll showed the party had slumped to a record low of 22 per cent... more

I won't beg to stay in Tory party, says donor

30.03.09
Millionaire Stuart Wheeler said he would not beg David Cameron to let him remain a Tory member after he offered a donation to a rival party... more

Tory donor threatens to defect over Europe

18.09.08
David Cameron is threatened by the possible defection of one of the Tories' biggest donors in a row over Europe... more

Ukip mayor would freeze immigration to the capital

17.04.08
UKIP's candidate for Mayor has pledged to fight for a five-year freeze on immigration to the capital... more

Election Diary

11.04.08
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The other candidates standing for Mayor

20.02.08
Click here to read about the other candidates running for Mayor... more


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