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Pearse Doherty: I have no interest in being Sinn Fein leader
Pearse Doherty has ruled out any interest in replacing Mary Lou McDonald as leader of a bruised Sinn Fein following worse-than-expected election results.
It comes after Aontu leader Peadar Toibin said Sinn Fein’s slide in public support...
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People Before Profit react to being eliminated from the European election count
Brid Smith of People Before Profit - Solidarity reacts after being eliminated from the European parliamentary race at the16th election in Dublin.
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The Tory manifesto: Can Rishi Sunak turn around the party’s fortunes?
Rishi Sunak has launched the Tories’ General Election manifesto at Silverstone motor racing circuit, setting out his programme for government if he is returned to Downing Street after July 4.
Here we go through the main points.
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Scottish Green Party's Lorna Slater gives a speech at campaign launch
Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater gives a keynote speech outlining the key policies and themes of the campaign during their party's General Election Campaign launch with election candidates and activists at Made in Stirling.
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McDonald tells Taoiseach to ‘bring it on’ and call early general election
Sinn Fein’s leader has challenged the Taoiseach to “bring it on” and call an early general election in Ireland.
Mary Lou McDonald struck a defiant note following her party’s disappointing showing in the country’s local election and...
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Eamon Ryan speaks as votes are counted in Ireland the European and local elections
Interview with Green Party leader Eamon Ryan at Dublin count centre. Counting is underway in both the European and local election in Ireland.
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Farage personally endorses two DUP candidates despite TUV alliance
Nigel Farage endorsees DUP's Ian Paisley Jr and Sammy Wilson against TUV collaboration with Reform.
He also defend the over 100 candidates removed form the Reform part due to past comments.
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Darragh O'Brien comments as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil lead Irish elections
Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien talks to the media at RDS count centre in Dublin, as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil lead Irish elections.
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Independent candidate John Moran tops Limerick mayoral poll
Independent candidate John Moran has topped the Limerick mayoral election poll. He was followed in second place by another independent candidate Helen O’Donnell who received 12,903 votes.
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Simon Harris blasts Sinn Fein’s election performance as ‘unmitigated disaster’
The Irish premier has branded Sinn Fein’s performance in the council elections as an “unmitigated disaster”, but has refused to call an early general election despite government parties performing better than expected.
It comes as the...
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'We will do better,' says leader of Sinn Fein
The leader of Sinn Fein said she is “sorry” that her candidates did not perform better in Ireland’s local elections, amid criticism of the party’s strategy in the council races.
Mary Lou McDonald made the comments as vote counting...
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Counting begins in midlands northwest constituency of the European elections
Footage of counting in the midlands northwest constituency of the European elections at the TF Royal theatre in Castlebar Co Mayo.
As counting in the local elections goes on, the fate of the political parties and independents will...
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Fine Gael candidate James Geoghegan wins seat
Fine Gael candidate James Geoghegan tops the poll and is elected in the Pembroke area of the Dublin Bay South constituency.
The Green Party's Hazel Chu has also been elected in the same area.
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Sinn Fein lose out in Irish local elections
Early indications showed that Sinn Fein did not achieve the desired result in Ireland’s local elections.
Public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe spoke to PA on Fine Gael's success.
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Irish President Michael D Higgins votes in local and European elections
Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina Coyne, have cast their votes in the local and European elections.
The couple were greeted by staff at the polling station in Phoenix Park in Dublin on Friday morning.
As he placed...
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More could have been done to ‘prepare the ground’ for 20mph speed limits
More could have been done to “prepare the ground” for Wales’ 20mph speed limits, the First Minister has admitted, as he stood by the policy.
Mark Drakeford, the outgoing Welsh leader, said people will look back on the policy – which has...
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Tory's London mayoral candidate Susan Hall votes in local elections
Susan Hall, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, votes at Hatch End Lawn Tennis Club for the local elections.
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Labour’s West Midlands mayoral candidate votes in local elections
Labour’s West Midlands mayoral candidate Richard Parker arrives at Birmingham Progressive Synagogue to vote.
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Nigel Farage enters election race as he announces he will stand in Clacton - full speech
Rishi Sunak faces a fresh electoral threat after Nigel Farage announced he will stand as a Reform UK candidate at the General Election.
Mr Farage announced he will contest Clacton, Essex, after it was also confirmed he will take over as...
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Sir Keir Starmer pledges to 'fight for the future of steel in Wales'
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to “fight for the future of steel in Wales”.
Labour has previously called for a jobs guarantee for workers in Port Talbot, where Tata is planning to shut down blast furnaces.
In his Monmouthshire speech,...
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Darren Jones questions how Tory policies will be funded
Shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones questions how Tory policies will be funded, claiming the party has set out 'over 70 billion pounds of unfunded spending commitments' in the first week of the General Election campaign.
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Labour warns of ‘£71 billion of unfunded spending’ pledges by Conservatives
Shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones warned of ‘£71 billion of unfunded spending’ pledges by the Tories in the first week of the General Election campaign, arguing that they could shake market confidence similarly to the Liz...
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Tanaiste Micheal Martin canvass in Stoneybatter ahead of the local and European elections
Tanaiste Micheal Martin, Fianna Fail local election candidate Caio Benicio and MEP Barry Andrews canvass in Stoneybatter, Dublin city, ahead of the local and European elections on June 7.
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Starmer demands general election as new Labour MP takes his seat
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to call an election “as quickly as possible” as he welcomed Labour’s newest MP to Parliament.
Chris Webb took his seat in the Commons on Tuesday, five days after winning the Blackpool South...