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What are the 3 main political parties in UK?
Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
What political type is the UK?
The United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy in which the reigning monarch (that is, the king or queen who is the head of state at any given time) does not make any open political decisions. All political decisions are taken by the government and Parliament.
Who runs England?
The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions. The Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies.
Is the UK a two party system?
The two party system in the United Kingdom allows for other parties to exist, although the main two parties tend to dominate politics; in this arrangement, other parties are not excluded and can win seats in Parliament.
Most of Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic news, with political stories the most popular. Several front pages look ahead to the upcoming general election as Labour’s Keir Starmer sets out his plans to govern the country if his party is elected to office.
Elsewhere, many of the front pages leave space to report on the shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot by a 71-year-old man in what has been described as a politically motivated attack. The PM is fighting for his life according to many of the papers – though a recent update suggests he is now in a critical but stable condition and is expected to pull through.
Most of the back pages lead on Man Utd’s 3-2 win over Newcastle in the latest Premier League match. There are also reports on Premier League plans to hold a vote on whether to scrap the controversial VAR.
Wednesday’s front pages report on a variety of international and domestic topics, but most of the papers feature an image of the newly unveiled portrait of King Charles.
Several of the papers report UK education as new government guidelines are set to be unveiled this week. But other than that and King Charles, there’s not much else to unite the front pages.
Yesterday’s Premier League action dominates the back pages – and some space on the front pages as well, as Man City go top of the table, with only a game left to clinch a four straight Premier League title.
Tuesday’s front pages lead on a variety of topics from King Charles to a weight loss jab. A mixture of domestic and international politics also finds space on the front pages, as former US president Donald Trump’s trial continues in New York and political point scoring picks up in the UK ahead of the general election later in the year.
Last night’s Aston Villa vs Liverpool match leads most of the UK’s back pages and what the draw means for the Premier League title race – Tottenham and Man City are in action tonight, with City heading to London for the crucial match.
Many of Monday’s front pages lead on domestic political news including a speech due to be given by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later today.
Images from last night’s Bafta TV awards and Prince Harry and Meghan’s trip to Nigeria are splashed on a couple of the front pages as well.
The back pages lead on the weekend’s Premier League matches and Man Utd winning the Women’s FA Cup at Wembley.
Sunday’s front pages lead on various topics, with domestic politics spread across several. For a handful of papers, there are fresh reports about the newly – and controversial – Labour MP Natalie Elphicke, who defected from Conservative to Labour last week.
Elsewhere there is a handful of arts and entertainment news on the front pages – including the Eurovision winner and other domestic topics.
The back pages all lead on the latest from the weekend’s Premier League action – as Liverpool are officially out of the title race, and Man City move into top place.
Arsenal are in action today – facing Man Utd – and it’s a must-win if the Gunners want to claim the title.
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Wednesday’s front pages cover a variety of stories with no one story dominating the news cycle this morning.
For some of the papers, the ongoing crisis in the Middle East leads the front pages, as Israel defies Western orders and invades Rafah – where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
Some papers find space for the story that the Garrick Club has voted to allow women to join. Other domestic stories include pubs will be allowed to stay open later if England reach the semis of the upcoming Euros and the UK’s plans to keep children safe online.
Many of Tuesday’s front pages cover the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The papers report on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations as Israel moves in on the Rafah crossing.
Talks are to resume in Cairo after Hamas said it would accept a deal drawn up by Egyptian mediators. It was however rejected by Israel as “far from meeting” its “core demands”.
The rest of the front pages cover a variety of domestic news and the back pages cover Manchester United’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace.
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The Sunday newspaper front pages mostly focus on the England election results as more trickled out on Saturday – including the shock Labour win in the West Midlands mayor and Sadiq Khan winning a third term as London mayor.
Many of the right-leaning newspapers suggest the results highlight the dire state the Conservative Party is in right now, and contend with a possible Tory wipeout at the upcoming general election.
A couple of tabloids lead on royal news, including disgraced Prince Andrew and the results of a popularity poll regarding King Charles.
Many of the back pages lead on Manchester City’s and Arsenal’s latest Premier League wins. Liverpool are in action on Sunday and must win if they have any hopes of winning the title.
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Most of Thursday’s front pages lead with the first pictures of the 14-year-old boy who was killed in the London sword attack. A stranger stabbed Daniel Anjorin as he was en route to school. The attack is not suspected to be terrorism, and police confirm the schoolboy was not known to the attacker. It is not believed to have been a targeted attack.
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, was charged with Daniel’s murder.
Many of the back pages report on Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over PSG in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. Elsewhere, in the WSL, Chelsea’s title hopes have been dashed after a shock 4-3 Liverpool win.
Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the news that a 14-year-old boy was killed after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage in Hainault, north-east London. The attacker is in hospital, it is not believed to be related to terrorism or a targeted attack.
Several newspapers feature an image of King Charles – who returned to public life after starting his cancer treatment.
Elsewhere, the UK back pages feature images of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Many of Tuesday’s newspaper leads on the resignation of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf. He resigned ahead of two votes of no-confidence – one in him and another in his government, which was due next week, and unlikely he’d survive. Both the Scottish and English papers lead on the SNP chaos, with the English papers focusing on his resignation and speech, whilst the Scottish papers are looking ahead at his successor.
Monday’s front pages lead on a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover the UK’s Rwanda policy with different approaches to the story. Elsewhere, the latest from the UK government also makes a couple of the newspapers – with reports that Tory MP rebels are plotting to oust the prime minister ahead of what is expected to be disastrous local elections for the Conservatives.
The back pages lead on Arsenal’s win over Spurs to take them to the top of the Premier League table – the Gunners got off to a great start but Spurs managed to claw a few goals back in what was a nervy end to the match.
Many of the Sunday papers lead on domestic UK politics, with the defection of Tory MP Dan Poulter, a popular story, he quit the Conservative Party to join Labour. Defections are rare, so the news is a major blow to the Tories – who are worried about a total wipeout at the upcoming general election. Elsewhere, there are reports of a challenge to the prime minister’s leadership in the coming days and another lead sees Sunak urging voters to stick with him and his plan.
Elsewhere the blood scandal compensation makes several papers.
Most of the UK back pages lead on the bust-up between Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Mo Salah on the touchline.
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