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Kiwi votes too late for UK election
Britain's beleaguered election officials face more criticism after it emerged eligible voters living in New Zealand missed out on casting their ballot.

Britain: Dream of a progressive alliance lies in tatters
The Independent's Andrew Grice offers his take on the shortcomings of the first-past-the-post electoral system.

UK's top parties locked in election standoff
The Conservatives and Labour jockeyed for the support of Britain's smaller parties after a close-fought, confusing election.

UK election - latest updates
Conservative Michael Gove says the swing towards his party in terms of seats gained is bigger than that achieved under Margaret Thatcher.

Legal challenges to UK poll result likely
Crowds of British voters turned away from polling stations have staged sit-ins and tried to block officials from taking ballot boxes.

UK vote draws to close
As UK polling booths closed, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg could do no more than anxiously await the results.

UK voters turn out in droves
Turnout in the UK general election is expected to be higher than the 61 per cent in 2005, suggesting keen interest in the campaign.

It's (un)official: Anderton wants Christchurch mayoralty
Progressive MP Jim Anderton is expected to make an announcement about his political future on Sunday.

Calls for tactical voting tagged 'desperate'
Calls by senior Labour figures for people to vote tactically against the Conservative Party in the election were condemned as "desperate".

Clegg's mistake may be fatal error
All three major political parties face a crisis after this UK election.

Thai Cabinet holds emergency meeting
Thailand's Cabinet is due to hold an emergency meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests.

UK poll: Tory lead widens ahead of vote
David Cameron has increased his party's lead to 10 points, making an outright Conservative victory this week possible, a poll suggests.

Brown comes out fighting in debate
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown went for broke in the final TV debate on the economy in the UK today.

Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji
Samoa's prime minister says the Pacific Islands Forum HQ doesn't belong in Suva any more.