Ukip’s breakthrough night in Clacton
Former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell captures Ukip’s first parliamentary seat and marks an extraordinary breakthrough for Nigel Farage and his party.
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage could appear alongside David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg in a pre-election TV debate. Will he be able to sway young voters?
Former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell captures Ukip’s first parliamentary seat and marks an extraordinary breakthrough for Nigel Farage and his party.
Ukip has won its first by-election at the Conservatives’ expense and finished just behind Labour in another parliamentary seat. So is it a case of onwards and upwards for Nigel Farage’s party?
A rash of news stories in recent weeks suggest panicked investors are pulling their money out of Scotland. FactCheck takes a look at the accounts.
Ask supporters in either camp how they’ll feel if the other lot win and the word you hear most often is “devastated”. A yes supporter said she would want to slit her wrists.
A poll for Survation on behalf of Better Together puts the no vote on 54 per cent and 46 per cent backing independence for Scotland.
In Edinburgh for Alex Salmond’s press conference for international media. Judging by the applause and yes badges it’s not just media in the audience.
The latest YouGov poll on Scotland’s independence referendum puts the ‘Better Together’ campaign back in the lead – the first time the no campaign has gained ground since the start of August.
As Cameron, Miliband and Clegg campaign in Scotland, it might be 16-24s they need to fight for: the yes vote has a 14 percentage point lead among young people.
The pro-union coalition is to set out when new powers will be transferred if Scotland rejects independence. But a new poll shows support for both sides is tied with the result now “too close to call”.
As one poll puts the yes camp slightly ahead in the polls, both #indyref campaigns are now in overdrive. Channel 4 News readers sent us their favourite – and funniest – campaigning examples.
The Better Together campaign brings out the big guns to rally support for the union among Scottish voters, after the chancellor promised more powers for Scotland. But will it be enough?
An anti-politics feeling may be chipping away at the no camp’s support in the independence vote, as young Scots prepare for the final push.
A YouGov poll puts the yes and no camps almost neck and neck, as Chancellor George Osborne promises new powers if Scotland stays in the union.
Ed Miliband tries to save the union and the referendum with a new “help is on its way” message to traditional Labour voters in a mining community.