With just 48 hours until the polls open for the 2024 general election, it is full steam ahead for the main political party leaders. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will campaign in the south-east of ...

The Scottish government has published an investment agreement, external potentially worth £10bn that was signed by Nicola Sturgeon and a Chinese consortium. The deal was signed on 21 March ...

Parliament was officially dissolved at midnight, which means we are now in a pre-election period known as purdah. The term "purdah", which derives from Urdu and Persian and means "curtain ...

Using the word ‘purdah’ to describe the pre-election period is ‘sexist, racist and offensive’, a Women’s Equality Party politician has said. Harini Iyengar told Metro.co.uk that the term ...

Purdah also restricts policy and big announcements from Whitehall, which a future government may take a different view on. For this general election the rules kicked in from midnight on 21 April 2017.

The big EU questions: Starting on Friday, Purdah will prevent civil servants from helping the Government's referendum campaign – but what will actually change?

Lib Dems call for investigation into ‘purdah breach’ maths policy announcement Christine Jardine MP has said she is ‘deeply concerned’ that it breaches the Government’s own guidance on ...

Parliament was officially dissolved at midnight, which means we are now in a pre-election period known as purdah. The term "purdah", which derives from Urdu and Persian and means "curtain", describes ...

Purdah rules apply to new policy announcements but the Lib Dems had issued a statement hours earlier describing Monday’s pledge as a “rehashed” plan.