This may have been a shotgun wedding, but David Cameron and Nick Clegg were determined to convince us that their parties really have fallen in love.

You don't have to be a swivel-eyed conspiracy theorist to think that David Cameron was bound to be Prime Minister one day.

Chances of a negotiated settlement of Thailand's two-month political standoff look very bleak.

Ed Miliband may stand against his elder brother, David, in the Labour leadership election.

Gordon Brown's dramatic resignation was hailed as a "game-changer" by ministers but infuriated the Tories.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will resign as leader of the Labour Party by September at the latest, after his party lost 90 seats in the 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.

The Independent's Andrew Grice offers his take on the shortcomings of the first-past-the-post electoral system.

They came in their millions hoping to vote in the most closely fought general election in decades - but many weren't able to vote.

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

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

Crowds of British voters turned away from polling stations have staged sit-ins and tried to block officials from taking ballot boxes.

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