British General Elections 2010

 
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday set May 6 as the date for a general election and called on voters to give his party a clear mandate to create jobs.

Party leaders

 

  

Gordon Brown 

David Cameron

Nick Clegg 

Brown travelled to the Buckingham Palace where he asked Queen Elizabeth II for permission to dissolve parliament -- a formality that marked the start of the official election campaign.

Flanked by the cabinet, Brown made a statement at the Downing Street,saying the queen has agreed to the dissolution of parliament and the election will take place on May 6.

"It will come as no surprise to all of you, and it's probably the least well kept secret of recent years but the queen has kindly agreed to the dissolution of parliament and a general election will take place on May 6," he said... Full story

 

Profile: New British Prime Minister David Cameron

 
Labour Party
 
• Brown resigns as British prime minister
 
• Brown to resign as Labour leader
 
• Britain's Labour unable to win clear majority in election
 
• British PM calls pensioner 'bigot', sends election campaign into crisis
 
• General election now 'wide open': British PM
 
• Britain's Labor Party launches election manifesto
 
• British PM calls general election for May 6
 
Conservative Party
 
• Cameron becomes new British PM
 
• Conservatives to be largest party in British new parliament
 
• Tories win but miss overall majority in Britain's election
 
• British Conservative Party leads opinion poll
 
• Britain's Conservative party unveils manifesto plans
 
Liberal Democrat Party
 
• Nick Clegg to become new Deputy PM
 
• British party leader calls for end to 'special relationship' with U.S.
 
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• Obama reaffirms U.S.-Britain alliance
 
• Lib Dem MPs want more Tory deal detail
 
• UK's Tories, Lib Dems agree 'outline' of deal to form new gov't
 
• Britain in limbo as talks continue
 
• British election delivers hung parliament
 
• Cameron, Clegg hold 'constructive' meeting

• British electors deliver vote of no confidence in political parties
 
• Party leaders in final push for votes on eve of British general election
 
• Major British party leaders in last lap of election campaign
 
• British leaders clash over economy in final TV debate
 
• British leaders begin 2nd TV debate
 
• Britain's two main parties launch fightback
 
• Two main British political parties concede defeat in TV debate
 
• British leaders begin historic TV debate
 
• Polls show less gap between British Conservatives, Labour
 
Opinion
 
• Strengthening the bond
 
•What the UK election result means

• Policy of engagement to continue
 
• UK election: The end of an era
 
• UK election won't affect China relations
 
• Hope dim for Brown's Labor Party to win general election
 
• Election a boost to Sino-UK ties
 
Backgrounder
 
• Basic facts of Britain's general election
 
• Policies of British Labour and Conservatives on major issues
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