Cameron new cabinet soon, many old hands retained
British Prime Minister David Cameron is finalising the first all-Conservative cabinet after his party won a majority in Thursday's election, BBC reported on Saturday.
He has already reappointed Chancellor George Osborne, who has also been made first secretary of state

British parliament gets youngest MP since 1667
A 20-year-old student belonging to the Scottish National Party (SNP) has become the youngest MP since 1667 after winning the Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat from the Labour Party's campaign chief Douglas Alexander in the British general election.
Mhairi Black, who is a final year student of politics and public policy at Glasgow University, describes herself as an "ardent fan of football" and "a great lover of music" on the SNP website.

Cameron's Conservatives defy predictions, get majority in British polls

Defying all predictions and speculation, Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party on Friday secured a simple majority in the 650-member House of Commons, winning 331 seats in the British general election.
Ed Miliband's Labour Party has secured 232 seats, the Scottish National Party (SNP) 56, and the Democratic Unionist Party and the Liberal Democrats eight each, BBC reported.

 British Prime Minister David Cameron
David Cameron has continued his last-ditch effort to break the opinion poll deadlock by campaigning in target seats through the night.

Cameron hopes for majority, still open to coalition

General Election 2015: Sixty per cent of people want voting reform, says survey

A majority of people support electoral reform amid growing fears of chaos after Thursday’s general election, according to a survey for The Independent.
Politicians in all parties admitted there will be a renewed debate about voting reform if the first-past-the-post system produces the stalemate suggested by the opinion polls. Only four years ago, Britain voted by 68 to 32 per cent in a referendum against a switch to the alternative vote system.

UK deputy PM Nick Clegg could lose parliamentary seat: poll

Nick Clegg, Britain's deputy prime minister and the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the country's coalition, is set to lose his seat at a national election next month, according to a poll published by former Conservative deputy chairman Michael Ashcroft.

How The May 7 Election Could Break UK, EU And The Global Economy

As the May 7th British election approaches, a worrisome scenario about the outcome in the polls emerges: that neither of the two major parties will win enough votes to form a government.
This means that the balance of power is tipping to smaller parties with nationalistic and local agendas. That’s scary, as the country runs the risk of being ruled by a multi-party coalition government with an anti-UK, anti-EU and anti-global agenda.
This sort of agenda could spell trouble for UK, EU, and eventually the global economy in a number of ways.

Labour gets ready for second 2015 general election

SENIOR Labour figures are privately discussing a strategy for a second general election later this year.
Scotland on Sunday has learned that party officials are looking at a second vote, which one MP described as a “very likely scenario”, in the wake of Ed Miliband’s confirmation last week that he would not form a Labour government if it required a deal with SNP MPs. They believe the only way to avoid a second election is if Labour can somehow emerge as the largest party and form a minority government. In order to do this they need to prevent a total wipeout of their 41 seats in Scotland by the SNP.

Election 2015: The Sun and the Scottish Sun endorse rival parties

The Sun and its sister paper, the Scottish Sun, have endorsed different parties in the general election.
Its London-based version urged readers to back the Conservatives and "stop the SNP running the country".
By contrast, the Scottish Sun said the Tories did not understand Scotland and praised SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, as "a phenomenon who inspires people".
It comes as one opinion poll suggested the SNP could be on track to win all of Scotland's 59 seats.
The newspapers are the two biggest selling dailies north and south of the border.
They are both part of the newspaper group News UK, formerly called News International, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch.

Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage will lose in general election, new Lord Ashcroft poll shows

The political careers of Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage could come to juddering halt next week according to new polls published on Wednesday.
Polls published by Lord Ashcroft, the Tory peer, show that Mr Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, and Mr Farage, the Ukip leader, could lose in Sheffield Hallam and South Thanet.
Mr Clegg is one point behind his Labour challenger in Sheffield Hallam, according to a survey from Lord Ashcroft.

General Election 2015: 51% of Scots plan to vote SNP but.. 51% DON'T want second independence referendum

A MAJORITY of Scots want Nicola Sturgeon to rule out another snap referendum, a poll has revealed. The same proportion of voters – 51 per cent – who plan to cast their general election vote for the SNP don’t want another vote on Scotland’s future to appear in the party’s Holyrood manifesto next year.
The Survation poll for the Daily Record also reveals 32 per cent of Scots want to see Sturgeon pledge another vote on independence and 17 per cent are undecided. Read More..>>

Conservatives take three-point lead over Labour in Guardian/ICM poll

Lab-32%, Con-35%, Lib Dem-9%, UKIP-13%, Green-5%, Others-6%

Conservative support has edged up in the latest Guardian/ICM campaign poll, with David Cameron’s party registering a three-point lead over Labour.
The Tories have advanced by one percentage point on the previous ICM survey a week ago, to 35%. Labour stands still on 32%.
Ukip is up by two, on 13 points, which is its highest with ICM since last December, while the Liberal Democrats drop back one, to 9%. The Greens are unchanged on 5%.

Election 2015: David Cameron announces 'bloody lively' election fightback

David Cameron turned on the passion today in a “bloody lively” fightback aimed at saving his election hopes.
In a change of style, the Prime Minister spoke in shirt sleeves, with no notes or a microphone. “If I’m getting lively about it, it’s because I feel bloody lively,” he told a business audience in London.
“We have got a fight on our hands and I am going to win that fight. It’s a battle for the backbone of Britain, that’s what this election is about.”

UK economic growth slows ahead of general election

The economy grew by just 0.3% between January and March according to the latest official figures, half the rate of the previous quarter. Economists were expecting stronger growth of 0.5%.
It was the slowest rate of quarterly growth since the end of 2012 when there were fears Britain would tip back into recession.

General Election 2015: Reasons Why the U.K. Election Matters

Latest UK General Election Polling Average since 11 April to till 25 April.

Election 2015: Will half of Scotland vote for the SNP? Their poll lead has only strengthened

The SNP haven’t polled below 43 per cent, or Labour above 30 per cent, in nearly three months.This isn’t a 2,000-word take on the SNP. We have written in some detail on the party: first, shortly after the referendum when they started surging in the polls; then in Feburary when it seemed like they might win more than 50 seats; and more recently from various angles: the incongruous predictions of academics; recent Ashcroft polls and the 13 closest Scottish seats.
This is a quick overview of recent polls north of the border, in the wake of the Times/YouGov’s most recent survey earlier this week and Panelbase’s latest for the Sunday Times today.
Two things stand out. First, the SNP now haven’t polled below 43 per cent – or Labour above 30 per cent – in nearly three months. Second, the SNP are now polling closer to 50 per cent than 40 per cent, while Labour are drifting towards 25 rather than stabilising at around 30.

In UK election, Scottish nationalists may win 53 of 59 Scottish seats: The Times

The Scottish National Party may win 53 out of 59 Scottish seats in the British parliament, according to calculations made by The Times newspaper based on a YouGov poll showing an increase in support for the nationalists ahead of the May 7 election.

Though Scots voted to stay part of the United Kingdom in a Sept. 18 referendum, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is hoping to harness a surge in support to win more powers from the government in London, possibly from a kingmaker position.

If there was a uniform swing in accordance with a poll showing a rise in support for the SNP, Labour would only win 4 of the seats in Scotland and the Liberal Democrats one, according to The Times.

Uk opinion poll: Labour takes lead in opinion polls

Three polls put Ed Miliband’s party ahead of Conservatives, with large number of people saying he is doing a better job than David Cameron. A Panelbase poll put Labour six points ahead of the Tories while it recorded a four-point lead in a Survation poll for the Mirror and a three-point one in a TNS poll.

A larger number of people also thought Miliband was doing a better job than David Cameron for the first time, according to Survation. The Labour leader edged ahead of his rival when it came to the net score for people saying he was doing a good job (3.2%), compared with those saying he was doing a bad job (2.3%).
However, Cameron still retained a 12-point lead on the question of who would make the best prime minister. The Survation survey found overwhelming public support – 59% to 16% – for Labour’s pledge to abolish non-domicile tax status.

People Like Labour but not accepting Edward Miliband. All Opinion polls showing labour ahead by Conservatives on an average by 1.5 %. Also benefitting from Geography with 1.5% ahead makes Labour largest party in house of Commons. Concerns for labour is SNP support in scotland.SNP predicted to get 47/59 scottish seats taking 29 of labour current 41 seats.