Monthly Archives: May 2010

Posted by Matt Ball, MSN UK editor-in-chief (twitter.com/thisismattball) This week we ran a couple of slides on the MSN UK homepage about the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. It was “a historic alliance”, we said. Here is what some of our readers … Continue reading →

Posted by Matt Ball (twitter.com/thisismattball) This morning the UK’s new prime minister David Cameron greeted his deputy Nick Clegg on the steps of 10 Downing Street. You can watch the moment on MSN Video, as I did. And if your … Continue reading →

Posted by Matt Ball (twitter.com/thisismattball) On Tuesday Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister and David Cameron took over. In a speech outside 10 Downing Street Cameron said he aimed to form “a proper and full coalition” between the Conservatives and … Continue reading →

By Ian Jones   I’ve just come back from a half an hour or so of loitering on College Green.   This is the official name for that patch of grass outside the Houses of Parliament which is always used by … Continue reading →

Posted by Matt Ball (twitter.com/thisismattball) Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will step down as Labour leader. In a speech at 5pm on Monday he said he will ask the Labour Party to set in motion a leadership election.  … Continue reading →

By Ian JonesA poll currently running on MSN UK News suggests there is little appetite for a Conservative-Lib Dem coalition in the new hung parliament.Of the 56,000 responses so far, only a quarter would prefer to see a Tory-Liberal partnership … Continue reading →

2010 general election result – hung parliament. Conservatives – 306 Labour – 258 Lib Dems – 57 Other – 28   9.40pm: A BBC TV news report this evening has shown us William Hague leaving the Cabinet Office and saying … Continue reading →

Here are the results of the ITV/BBC/Sky exit poll based on interviews at more than 100 polling stations across the country. The results predict a hung parliament: Conservatives – 307 seats, short of a majority (326 seats needed for that) … Continue reading →

Posted by Matt Ball, MSN UK editor-in-chief (twitter.com/thisismattball) We’ve brought together some of the best pics from this election campaign and rendered them in a Silverlight deep zoom mosaic. Take a look at it now on the MSN News channel.

By Tom Reed Subtlety and tabloid newspapers are not the best of friends and true to form this morning’s red-tops really went to town on issuing blunt advice to voters. The Sun’s front page was the most dramatic – it … Continue reading →