Politics
Ireland's first gay prime minister is formally elected
Leo Varadkar has made history in Ireland by becoming the country’s first openly gay prime minister, as well as the youngest...
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Political and media rivals unite ahead of Jo Cox-inspired weekend of unity
A year on from the murder of MP Jo Cox, this weekend’s Great Get Together will see people and organisations who usually sit on opposing side...
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Voters elect the most diverse parliament ever
There will be a record 51 ethnic minority MPs in the new House of Commons, telling a ‘positive story about integration’...
Politics Society
Defying expectations: 5 gains for democracy from GE2017
Following a rollercoaster general election in which voters called the prime minister Theresa May's bluff and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's a...
Politics Society
Record number of female MPs win seats in 2017 general election
A record number of female MPs will take up seats in the House of Commons after more than 200 women were elected in Thursday’s general electi...
Politics Society
More than half the MPs elected this week went to comprehensive schools
More than half the MPs in the new House of Commons are state educated, research shows...
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