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A Tory candidate who was defeated by just 15 votes is considering taking legal action over alleged postal vote chaos in his constituency. Ameet Jogia, who was defeated by his Labour rival in the north London constituency of Hendon, may launch a judicial review against Barnet Council. Mr Jogia, a …

Postal vote delays are being “urgently” investigated following concerns of late ballots raised in at least 91 constituencies, The Telegraph revealed on Monday. Royal Mail has faced backlash for failing to deliver some ballots in time for the general election today, leaving voters at risk of not being able to …

It’s gone like a flash but we are well past the half-way point of 2024 – and we have the new laws and changes to prove it. New legislation has come in around issues like pet abduction and landlord reforms and is now in force. Many of the changes are …

The historically safe Conservative seat of Devon South West will, for the first time since being won by Gary Streeter in 1997, be up for grabs – and Julian Brazil intends to secure it for the Lib Dems. He resides in the village of East Prawle in the constituency South …

Exclusive: When first formed in 2015, Artemis Technologies was the UK arm of Gunvor – a commodities trading firm co-founded by oligarch Gennady Timchenko. His former business partner still sits on the firm’s board Rishi Sunak visits Artemis Technologies HQ in Belfast ( Image: PA) Rishi Sunak visited a Russia-linked …

Post Office hero Alan Bates has been snubbed in a ‘surprise’ honours list. The list – which includes awards for MPs and a major Tory donor – was issued ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. But Mr Bates – who battled against Post Office bosses for more than 20 …

SIR – You report (September 15) that the northern leg of HS2 “may be axed to save £35 billion”. It is time our politicians woke up and cancelled the whole sorry enterprise. Vast amounts of money have been spent, without any accountability – and for what? Charles PenfoldUlverston, Cumbria  SIR – …

Trade unions have reported the Government to the UN over “dreadful” new anti-strike laws. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has submitted a case to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN’s workers’ rights watchdog, protesting against the legislation to ensure minimum service levels during mass walkouts. Paul Nowak, the general …

Writing for the Mirror, Chair of the Commons Business Select Committee Darren Jones accused ministers of dashing to help Nigel Farage while ignoring ordinary customers and workers Labour’s Darren Jones said that Nigel Farage has power over Tory ministers ( Image: Reach Plc) Dame Alison Rose, the former CEO of …

It takes a brave candidate to contest a by-election for any party of government that has been in power for a long time. Stepping in for a charismatic prime minister, toppled by his own colleagues, to fight a tough contest in a corner of a capital city that defaults to …