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Exeter’s electors go to the polls on Thursday 4 July to elect two new members of parliament to send to the House of Commons on their behalf. One will represent residents in the Exeter constituency, the boundaries of which have changed since the last general election, and another those in …

Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano has terminated talks to buy American pulp and paper firm International Paper after failing to offer a high enough purchase price. News agency Reuters, which broke the story, said the Brazilian pulpmaker – the world’s largest – had offered an all-cash deal of $15bn (£11.86bn) back in …

Voters will head to the polls in less than a week for the General Election but around a quarter will vote before that. More than 25% of the electorate now votes via mail – up from around 2% a few decades ago – but recent delays in delivering ballots have …

It comes amid concern over delays with postal votes with many only arriving in households today, at the start of the Scottish school holidays. A council spokeswoman said it was still waiting for some postal packs to be dispatched but had been given assurances from Royal Mail that they will be …

With less than a week to go until polls open for the 2024 general election, we are reminding voters on how and where they can vote. There are 6 candidates contesting the Epping Forest constituency seat – read general election candidates announced for a list of candidates. The seat was …

[BBC] Scottish councils have been setting out the steps they are taking to deal with delays to postal votes. There have been calls for a review of the system after voters reported they had still not received their ballots less than a week before polling day. Councils in Edinburgh and …

The constituencies being dealt with by Fife’s returning officer include the newly formed one of Dunfermline and Dollar which contains Dollar, Muckhart and Forestmill which were previously part of the Ochil and South Perthshire Constituency. The distribution of postal votes has been hit by delays across the country but the …

Royal Mail has lost postal votes for a ward with polling day less than a week away. A by-election for Three Rivers District Council’ Rickmansworth Town ward will take place on July 4, the same date as the general election, after the resignation of former district councillor David Raw. Many residents …

The postal service said it is working with local authorities 'to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible' Source link

One of my favourite books as I was growing up was A. P. Herbert’s hilarious collection of Punch columns, Uncommon Law (first published 1935), which was later adapted as the hit BBC comedy series, Misleading Cases. Alas, they don’t make ’em like that any more. As some readers may recall, …