“In the final week, First Draft’s collaborative CrossCheck project spotlighted issues with voting at polling stations on election day, disinformation used to discredit marginalized voices, and how a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage has told donors he expects a deal or merger between his Reform UK party and the Conservatives ...

The next UK general election must be held by 15 August 2029. However, the prime minister can opt to call an election at any point before this. UK general elections need to be held every five years.

The UK plans to lower the voting age to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in the next general election, as part of a package of electoral reforms that also include clamping down on political ...