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Ukip suspends Down's row candidate - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Ukip suspends Down's row candidate
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
But in a later statement, a spokesman said the views of the would-be Kent county councillor, who is also contesting a Gravesham Borough Council by-election on Thursday, were "abhorrent". "Ukip reject the abhorrent views expressed in the personal ...
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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043 - CNSNews.com
Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
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The country's changing demographic mosaic has stark political implications, shown clearly in last month's election that gave President Barack Obama a second term — in no small part due to his support from 78 percent of non-white voters. There are ...
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PM 'determined to deport Qatada' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
PM 'determined to deport Qatada'
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
The two men also discussed Jordan's forthcoming parliamentary elections and issues in the wider Middle East, including Syria, Egypt, and Israel and the Palestinian territories. Keep up to date with the news. Sign up for News Alerts. Have your say on ...
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PM Monti says 'I quit' over crisis - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
PM Monti says 'I quit' over crisis
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The move paves the way for early elections a year after the unelected economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. Only hours earlier, 76-year-old billionaire media baron Mr Berlusconi had announced he would run for a ...
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Italian Premier Monti to step down - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Italian Premier Monti to step down
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The move paves the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. Only hours earlier, Mr Berlusconi announced he would run again for premier, aiming for a comeback just a year after ...
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Two-role Grayling 'must uphold law' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Two-role Grayling 'must uphold law'
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled the Government must present plans for allowing prisoners to take part in elections. Parliament is expected to tackle the issue in the next few months, but Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed ...
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Egypt to vote on new constitution - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Egypt to vote on new constitution
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Mr Morsi urged Egyptians to participate in the referendum and praised the role of the judiciary in observing past elections. He said the referendum will be a brick in Egypt's democratic experience. Earlier, thousands of people waving Egyptian flags and ...
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Labour clean sweep as Ukip advances - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour clean sweep as Ukip advances
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
But the celebrations were maybe bigger at the UK Independence Party, which took second place in the two northern seats and recorded its best ever by-election result in Rotherham, where its candidate secured 21.8% of the vote. It was a dismal night for ...
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Labour looking to hold three seats - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour looking to hold three seats
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Votes are being counted in three parliamentary by-elections, with Labour hopeful of retaining all of the seats when results are declared in the early hours. Voters turned out in Croydon North and Middlesbrough to elect new MPs following the deaths of ...
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Polls close in three by-elections - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Polls close in three by-elections
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Another threat is posed by the UK Independence Party, which pushed the Liberal Democrats into third place in the Corby by-election a fortnight ago. Its profile has been significantly boosted in Rotherham by the storm over the removal by the Labour-run ...
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Labour bids to retain Commons seats - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour bids to retain Commons seats
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Labour will hope to retain three Commons seats in by-elections despite signs of a strong showing for smaller parties. Voters go to the ballot boxes in Croydon North and Middlesbrough following the deaths of MPs Malcolm Wicks and Sir Stuart Bell. And ...
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MP Cheryl Gillan: If you do crime, don't expect to vote - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
MP Cheryl Gillan: If you do crime, don't expect to vote
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There has been a lot of speculation in the press recently about whether there will be another opportunity of a vote in the House of Commons on whether prisoners should be allowed to vote in elections. Whenever I have talked about this issue to ...
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Giuliani on Christie in '16: 'He's Exactly the Kind of Public Servant We Need' - CNSNews.com
Giuliani on Christie in '16: 'He's Exactly the Kind of Public Servant We Need'
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Chris Christie seeking the presidency in 2016, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani seemed to indicate support for the governor, despite Christie's hospitable treatment of a Democratic president just days before the 2012 election. “I'm a very big ...
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Tories rule out pact with Ukip - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Tories rule out pact with Ukip
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The Tories will "categorically" not enter any electoral pact with the UK Independence Party, party chairman Grant Shapps has insisted, after the idea was proposed by a senior colleague. He poured cold water on a call from a party vice chairman Michael ...
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Giuliani Asked About Christie in 2016: 'He's Exactly the Kind of Public ... - CNSNews.com
Giuliani Asked About Christie in 2016: 'He's Exactly the Kind of Public ...
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Chris Christie seeking the presidency in 2016, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani seemed to indicate support for the governor, despite Christie's hospitable treatment of a Democratic president just days before the 2012 election. “I'm a very big ...
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No pact with Ukip says Tory chief - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
No pact with Ukip says Tory chief
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
But Mr Shapps played down the significance of mid-term success for Ukip in opinion polls and by-elections and said an in/out referendum was not the right policy at this stage. "I want to win the next election outright of course for the Conservatives so ...
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Egypt rocked by Morsi demo clashes - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Egypt rocked by Morsi demo clashes
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The powers are supposed to be temporary - until a new constitution and new parliamentary elections take place - and feed on the belief among the public that judicial officials appointed under ousted President Hosni Mubarak are blocking the reform of ...
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Minister defiant on prisoner voting - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Minister defiant on prisoner voting
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Mr Grayling said a joint committee of both Houses would consider proposals for allowing convicts sentenced to less than four years or less than six months to participate in elections. But the draft legislation will also feature a proposal for retaining ...
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Police chief refuses to reapply - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Police chief refuses to reapply
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
That task is now likely to be among the main priorities for Ms Mountstevens, a 57-year-old former magistrate who stood as an independent candidate in last week's elections. In a statement on Thursday - on her first official day in the post - she said ...
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Draft bill on prisoner voting due - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Draft bill on prisoner voting due
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
... the current ban, or allowing votes for certain prisoners serving sentences of up to six months or up to four years. There is deep opposition among MPs across the political spectrum to giving prisoners the right to vote in elections ...
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