Pound Gains With Gilts, Stocks as Tories Set for Victory
The pound rose with U.K. stocks as Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron swept to victory in the nations general election. Sterling surged the. ���No one forecast a Tory majority,��� said Neil Jones, head of hedge-fund sales at Mizuho Bank Ltd. in.
Election 2015 live: HSBC threat to leave UK shows danger.
This sparked a row that carried on for most of the day. Liz Truss. David Cameron shrugged off the remarks, stating that London is the worlds leading banking centre and this is a reminder of how important it is to have pro-business policies.. Ashcroft said he was not blaming Conservative election guru Lynton Crosby, who could only work with the materials he was given and who had brought ���discipline, organisation and consistency��� to the Conservative operation.
This is the most stunning election victory since 1992
11 etiquette rules to remember next time you fly. REUTERS/Dan KitwoodBritains Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with supporters during an election visit with his wife Samantha to Hayesfield Girls School in Bath, Britain May 4, 2015.. The 2015 General Election looks set to produce the biggest shock for decades with the Conservative party on track to secure a small majority against strong poll predictions that Britain would get a second consecutive hung��.
Britons are betting big on the Conservatives winning the mos.
David Cameron Reuters/Darren StaplesPrime Minister David Cameron. London (AFP) - Gamblers are revelling in Britains knife-edge general election, betting record amounts of money on the race to take 10 Downing Street. And the flow of punters money. Camerons Conservative Party is battling it out with Milibands Labour opposition -- though neither one is unlikely to win a majority of seats, meaning the election outcome is anything but clear. The only consensus��.
British polling flop prompts global reassessments
In this weeks British elections, pollsters unanimously declared that no party would get a majority ��� until the Conservatives exceeded most predictions by a whopping 50 or more seats. Two months ago in Israel, pollsters were broadly convinced that.
UK election result boosts pound, shares; US jobs data eyed
UK ELECTION: The Conservative Party surged to get a majority lead in Britains parliamentary election, meaning Prime Minister David Cameron will remain in his office at 10 Downing Street. The clarity of the result eased concerns among investors, who.
The other British political battle: Jim Messina vs. David Axelrod
Washington ��� There was a curious American dimension to this weeks British elections, but it wasnt Republican vs.. One former top aide to President Obama, Jim Messina, advised Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives, while another top.
UK General Election results live blog coverage - Business.
All times GMT. Huge victory for Cameron: BBC/Sky/ITV exit poll says Conservatives win 316 seats, Labour 239, SNP 58, Lib-Dems 10, UKIP 2, and ��� astonishingly ��� the Green Party is expected to get 2 wins. Cameron may. In the short term, incumbent Tory prime minister David Cameron seems to have won enough seats to form a government and needs only a few more seats from other parties to secure a coalition ��� he may even edge a small majority on his own.
Conservatives set for surprise UK election win exit poll - The.
Prime Minister David Camerons Conservatives looked on course Friday for a surprise victory in Britains general election that could herald more economic austerity and redefine the countrys future in Europe.. The Conservatives do not look to have the clear majority of 326 seats in the House of Commons but the results, if confirmed, would put Cameron in a strong position to remain in power, potentially as leader of a minority government working with smaller parties.
British Polling Council election poll investigation - Business.
GUNDLACH: When the Fed starts hiking rates, GET OUT of this asset class.. The British Polling Council said there will be an independent inquiry into the polls conducted before the result of British General Election, after Prime Minister David Camerons Conservative Party defied all predictions and won by a. The final count was even more damaging to Labour: the Conservatives gained 331 seats to win an overall majority, leaving Labour with just 232 seats.
US Stocks Jump the Most Since March Following Hiring Gains
European markets also rose sharply after David Camerons Conservative Party won an outright majority in Britains Parliament, greatly reducing the threat of political uncertainty there. Britains FTSE 100 rose 2.3 percent, Germanys DAX rose 2.6.
London stocks, pound surge as Cameron holds onto power
LONDON: Londons stock market rallied and the pound surged on Friday as Prime Minister David Camerons business-friendly Conservatives scored a surprise victory in Britains general election. Most other European indices also shot up as US job.
Conservatives In The US Can Hope The Shock That Just Rattled The UK Points.
. with other parties to agree both for Wales and for Scotland.��� In its coverage of the stunning victory for the Conservatives, The New York Times reports on the failure of pre-election polling to predict the extent of the victory for Prime Minister.
Election results: Tories win majority as Labour is humiliated by the SNP and.
A reminder for David Cameron that although he has scored an amazing result, his majority is still teeny tiny, far smaller even than Sir John Major achieved in 1992, and we know where that ended up. Right-winger Graham Brady suggests the DUP may have to .
David Cameron and Conservatives Get Majority in British Election
Mr. Miliband stepped down on Friday, opening up a new debate over the partys direction. The result defied pre-election opinion polls that suggested a tight race between the Conservatives and Labour. It returns Mr. Cameron to 10 Downing Street for a.
Conservatives Strong in UK Election, Exit Poll Projects.
LONDON (AP) ��� An exit poll projected a surprisingly strong showing for Prime Minister David Camerons Conservative Party in Britains election Thursday, suggesting it is within touching distance of forming a new. The exit poll projected that the Conservatives would get 316 seats ��� up from 302 and far more than had been predicted ��� and Labour 239 ��� down from 256.. ���Its time to shake up the politicians in London and the SNP are the people to do it.���.
Election 2015 live: Miliband reveals first coalition red line to.
. Labour. The Scottish National party leader told a rally in Dumfries on Monday that it would be wrong for it to be made up solely of English MPs, hinting that she expects David Camerons Tories to win the most seats in Thursdays election.. The Conservatives have raised 10 times more in donations than Labour in the final week of the general election campaign, official figures showed on Tuesday. David. Jon Stewart during a taping of The Daily Show in New York.
Brooks and Marcus on Camerons victory, Senate vote to review Iran deal
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the weeks news, including the British election and its implications for the United States, the latest Republican candidates to launch 2016.
David Cameron and Conservatives Get Majority in British.
David Cameron and Conservatives Get Majority in British Election New York Times LONDON ��� Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservatives won a resounding victory in the British general election, with complete��.
North East Election results live: Whos in, whos out and how.
UKIPs Nigel Farage called for an end to first-past-the-post elections after the party was left with one elected MP despite a 13% share (the UKs third-highest) of the vote.. Prime Minister David Cameron leaves at Tory headquarters in central London after the General Election put his Conservative Party on the brink of securing an absolute majority in the House of Commons.. BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) May 8, 2015.. Should we have someone new?
This New Yorker is Already Mayor of London But is he the Future Leader of the.
On a quiet street in Hampstead, an affluent north London neighborhood, Mayor Boris Johnson stops near roadworks to have his photo taken with the local right-of-centre Conservative parliamentary candidate. The pair are on a campaign trail walkabout just .
Tough times ahead even if Cameron wins UK vote: experts.
It is most likely David Cameron will stay on as prime minister with a minority Conservative government. Thats a long way from what most people, including me, were expecting, said Tony Travers, a politics professor at the��.
Scottish Nationalists Rejoice in Big British Election Win
Elected on Thursday as Britains youngest member of Parliament in over three centuries, Ms. Black won a once-unthinkable victory against one of the most senior Labour politicians in the country, a former cabinet minister and the partys national.
Nicola Sturgeon, Not Running in British Election, May Yet Prevail
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland ��� Nicola Sturgeon was late getting to her burgundy helicopter. It had taken her 45 minutes to traverse the 50 yards between the medieval church and the high street ��� and not just because of her perilous-looking designer heels.
Latest Updates: British Election 2015
Having dodged interviewers since election results were announced, David Miliband, the former British foreign minister who lost a tense battle in 2010 for leadership of the Labour Party to his younger brother, Ed, broke his silence Friday with a brief.
Live Coverage | Nigel Farage, UK Independence Party Leader, Loses Bid for.
Despite winning a significant vote share, the U.K. Independence Party has so far secured only one seat, Clacton, which was held by Douglas Carswell, a former Conservative lawmaker. Mr. Farage highlighted the need for electoral change, saying, ���the time .
David Cameron meets the Queen after election victory.
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke outside 10 Downing Street Friday afternoon, after his Conservative party gained enough seats in parliament to win an overall majority. Earlier, Cameron met with Queen Elizabeth II at��.
Fridays Morning Email: Conservatives Clinch U.K. Election
To get The Morning Email, HuffPosts daily roundup of the news, in your inbox, sign up here. CAMERON AND CONSERVATIVES CINCH BRITISH ELECTION Prime Minister David Camerons Conservatives are set to govern Britain for another five years after .
UK elections: Conservatives do much better than expected
But that turned out to be a bad prediction, because Conservatives have done very well indeed in the UK election, so well that there will probably be no need to form a coalition government: The BBC. Heres a challenge Id like to see the NY Times take up. David Cameron confounded polls showing his Conservatives were neck and neck with Ed Milibands Labour Party and won a second term as prime minister, probably with a majority in the House of Commons.
Miliband, Farage and Clegg have all quit ��� and David.
DAVID CAMERON IS back at Number 10 Downing Street this afternoon, after a surprise victory in the UK general election. Labours Ed Miliband, the Liberal. The Conservatives will be the largest party with around 331 seats. Forecasters say the.. 13 hours ago #. 37 674. Meanwhile in New York, David Milliband was last seen breaking his ar*e laughing maniacally down 5th Avenue as he headed towards a cutlery store to buy a set of knives to send to his brother, Ed.
Why The UK Election Should Matter To U.S. Liberals (and.
The party with the third-most seats, the Liberal Democrats ��� then seen as to the left of Labour ��� could have blocked Conservative leader David Cameron from claiming the Prime Minister post. They could have helped Labour cobble... Another possibility is a Miliband-led ���unity government��� that includes members of all parties including some Conservatives, leading to a constitutional convention and a new election in two years. Any of those scenarios would be��.
In Surprise Lurch to the Right, David Cameron Takes UK.
In Surprise Lurch to the Right, David Cameron Takes UK Election. Scottish. Thursdays United Kingdom elections brought a surprise lurch to the right, with the Conservative Party seizing the majority of Parliamentary seats and Prime Minister David Cameron sweeping back to power with more muscle behind him this time.. At the time of writing, with almost all 650 seats declared, the Conservatives had 325, Labour 229, the SNP 56 and the Liberal Democrats eight.