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The deaths of three British soldiers in Afghanistan over the past two days brings the number of British military personnel killed there to 256 - one more than the number killed during the Falklands war.

The information commissioner has ruled that the party breached privacy laws by making nearly 500,000 automated calls that played a recorded message from a Coronation Street actor before a local election.

A new PoliticsHome poll suggests that the public is divided on the need for a change to the voting system, but is overwhelmingly cynical about the government's motives for proposing it. MPs are to vote this afternoon on Gordon Brown's plan for a referendum on changing to the AV system.

Hector Sants resigned from his position at City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority. He has in the past advocated international and domestic banking reform and criticised the economic proposals of the Conservative party.

Michael Carpenter, the Speaker’s counsel is expected to testify that the three MPs charged with making false expenses claims should not be covered by Parliamentary privilege.

Iran is facing new calls for tougher sanctions from Western nations, after announcing it has begun enriching uranium to 20%. Experts say this would increase Iran's ability to create a nuclear weapon.

The 27 new members of the European Commision have been unequivocally backed by a majority in an EU vote.

A new Populus poll for the Times found support for Labour up two points from last month at 30 percent, while the Conservatives were down one point at 40 percent.

According to a new report, the Treasury does not know why state-owned banks are still not lending money to small businesses.

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth appeared before the defence select committee this morning answering questions about Afghanistan and the green paper on the future of defence.

Despite David Cameron's intention of insisting that members of the House of Lords are domiciled in the UK in the future, whether Lord Ashcroft pays full UK tax remains to be confirmed by the party.

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Toyota's woes continue as the company is set to recall nearly half a million Prius cars due to braking problems. Around 8,500 will be recalled in the UK.

The Corporation revealed that more than a quarter of its salary bill for presenters went on top names including Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham has said a plan for a £20,000 inheritance levy to pay for the government's social care programme is "not the right way to go."

Most voters believe Britain is "broken" and 42% of people say they would emigrate if they could, according to a new Populus poll for The Times.

The Shadow Defence Secreatry, Liam Fox accepted a £50,000 donation from a venture capitalist who helped buy a company selling defence equipment.

Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report from the Parliamentary Ombudsman has warned.

City minister Lord Myners will tell institutional investors this morning that an excessive bonus culture is hitting UK pension funds.

Tony Blair suggested the Iraq Inquiry was part of a British obsession with conspiracy, deceit and scandal.

The UK trade deficit hit it's highest level since January 2009 in December, the ONS has said. The country imported £7.278bn worth of goods, but exported £6.798bn.

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The Commons education select committee has said the entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low, recommending trainee teachers have at least a 2.2.

Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a man and falsely accusing him in a spat over money.

Laws protecting workers' rights must be improved to tackle poverty, according to a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

The amount of benefits overpaid due to errors by officials has doubled from £400m to £800m since 2000, say the work and pensions select committee.

All paramilitary groups involved in the ceasefire in Northern Ireland have now decommmissioned their weapons, just 24 hours ahead of a scheduled deadline.

Harriet Harman is in line for the annual Rear of the Year award, according to The Sun.

Scottish quangos should be scrapped and replaced by independently run organisations, according to think-tank Reform Scotland.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to challenge Anglican infighting over women bishops and gay ordinations at the General Synod today.

The BBC needs to "wake up" to the dearth of older females on its programmes, Harriet Harman has said.

BSkyB says it has sold a 10% stake in rival broadcaster ITV - more than half of the shares it owned.

Some 1,000 UK professionals are to be deployed around the world to rebuild countries hit by conflict or disaster.

The Conservatives have pledged to increase broadband speeds across Britain by providing BT’s rivals with regulatory incentives to introduce new telecom networks.

The Treasury will not pursue reforms to gift aid, it has been reported.

Labour's manifesto team are considering proposals that would give people who inform on benefit cheats a share of the money saved, according to reports.

Joseph Stiglitz has urged Gordon Brown to reject "fiscal fetishism", defy the markets and maintain, or even extend, the fiscal stimulus of the British economy.

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Wednesday 20th May 2009 | 13:18

Dramatic swing towards early election

A public consensus in favour of an immediate general election is rapidly developing

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There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards holding an immediate general election following revelations about MPs expenses, the latest PoliticsHome research reveals. 

In just three weeks the trend has switched from a slight preference for a 2010 election, to voters being clearly in favour of a 2009 poll.

PoliticsHome is the only organisation to have conducted corresponding polls, three weeks apart, asking the public when they would prefer a general election.

Our results show forty eight percent of voters would now prefer an election as soon as possible, confirming the findings of a recent ITN/Populus poll which suggested that around half the electorate now favour an early election. 

This represents an increase in fourteen percent from our previous election date poll in late April. Only twenty six percent currently favour an election in Spring 2010, down from the thirty five percent who chose that date last month. The least popular date remains Autumn 2009.

The swing in favour of an election in June 2009 has taken place among supporters of all political parties. The latest results show most Conservative, Liberal Democrat and non-aligned supporters would like to cast their vote as soon as possible.

Only Labour party supporters favour a date in the Spring of next year, and the number with this preference is down eleven percent from the last survey, from sixty four per cent to fifty three per cent.

The greatest swing in favour of a June 2009 General Election was registered by non-aligned voters, a fifty two per cent majority of whom would now prefer this date.

PoliticsHome interviewed 1,197 adults by email between 28 - 29 April 2009 and 1,225 adults by email between 19 - 20 May 2009. Results are weighted by party ID to reflect the UK.

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M Rees

Even when the whole country want an early general election Herr Brown is his bunker will still deny he has lost the argument, simply because long ago this man with a moral compass lost the plot

Duyfken
  • 12:09 |
  • 22 May 2009
  • 0

Surely June is not feasible or realistic. Presumably the months of July to September are ruled out because parliamentarians are enjoying their summer hols, so October seems the earliest practical time.  That would give breathing space for some measures of reform to be introduced in advance.

But I would plump for an August election, just so we can enjoy the spectacle of the candidates having to work through their summer recess, as an act of penance.

J Leslie Smith
  • 21:32 |
  • 22 May 2009
  • 0

Over the past 24 hours watching Newsnight and reading both the Telegraph, watching BBC News and reading political blogs, the Government would be well advised, once a new speaker is in place, authorised by secret ballot, there will be no choice left for Gordon Brown but to call an early Election, possibly by Autumn.  This "peaceful Revolution" by the British People, supported by our own Media will not allow the political present class back, unless we have our say first..  ie  A General Election

G. R. Mansfield
  • 17:47 |
  • 23 May 2009
  • 0

My wife & I would both support a General Election as soon as possible.

Bill Holden

I think that the election is likely to be in the Autum, Summer is not good due to the holiday season, people are away on holiday or doing more important things than trying to rescue their country. If the election is held in October then the electorate will not turn out due to the rain and of course it gets dark early. I cannot see us staggering on till next spring therefore I think early September will be the best time.

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