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Who might land on the front bench of a Labour government?

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As British politics has become more quasi-presidential, so the election campaign has increasingly focused on the party leaders. Much of the discussion in the 2015 campaign has focused on the question of whether Ed Miliband is up to the job of being prime minister.

But even if other party members are not being brought to the fore, Miliband is...

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Royal baby: it's a girl! And thank heavens she wasn't born in 1516

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imageHear ye, hear ye.Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA

A new member of the British royal family has been born, in the form of a daughter to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The royals have received warm congratulations from the prime minister, deputy prime minister and the leaders of the opposition parties.

But the birth of an English princess has not always been...

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United Kingdom Election - five days to go

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The United Kingdom election will be held in five days on Thursday. The current UK Polling Report (UKPR) poll average has the Tories on 34%, Labour on 33%, the Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) on 9%, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) on 14% and the Greens on 5%; this represents a 1% gain for the Tories since last week.

Based on uniform swings in England...

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