by Morakinyo Babajide They are two names in the United Kingdom politics you cannot ignore. They are both females and powerful in their own rights. They are leaders who have tens of thousands of followers who have absolute belief in them and are ready to defend them, em … with their blood. They are both…
By M. Babajide-Alabi Theresa May is a very popular figure in the United Kingdom as Home Secretary in the Conservative Party-led government – an equivalent of Nigeria’s Minister of Internal Affairs. May is reputed to be one of the most powerful female politicians in the country and is touted as the “leader in waiting” for…
By Morak Babajide-Alabi These are not interesting times for members, or to say, the leadership of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. They are alarmed at the uncomfortable position their party is in the run up to the next general elections some years down the line. In the past week, Labour has found itself…
By David Feeney, Former Labour ministers Alan Johnson and Ben Bradshaw say party’s next leader should embrace former PM’s success Labour must re-establish itself as the champion of aspirational voters, as it was during the Blair years, if it is to regain power, senior members of the party have said in the wake of its…
by M. Babajide Alabi The results of the United Kingdom 2015 General Elections threw up many shock defeats for some of the major political parties and clear gains for others. The elections, projected to be the most indecisive in the history of the country turned out to be one that the people of Great Britain…
David Cameron has said he will lead a government for “one nation” and will make “Great Britain greater”. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street after visiting Buckingham Palace, he said he believed the country was “on the brink of something special”. The Conservatives secured the 326 seats needed for a majority government, their first such victory…
Millions of people have begun casting their votes in the United Kingdom general election. Polls opened at 07:00 BST at around 50,000 polling stations across the UK, which will remain open until 22:00. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 50 million people registered to vote. As well as the general…
By M. Babajide-Alabi The UK 2015 General Elections is a few days away. To be precise it holds nationwide on Thursday May 7. How times flies. It seemed like yesterday that the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown exited 10 Downing Street. That is to say it is five years already when David Cameron was handed…
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