Women MPs hit record high
Press Review 6 May 2005
The number of women MPs is expected to reach a record level of around 136, up from 119.
Polls show Tories losing seats
News Article 4 May 2005
On the last day of the campaign, one poll has put the Tories in a worse position than before the 1997 election.
Senior Tory facing by-election battle
News Article 1 May 2005
A senior Conservative is being forced to fight a summer by-election after the election in his constituency was postponed following the death of a rival candidate
Gwyneth Dunwoody - Labour parliamentary candidate
Interview 30 April 2005
Labour's longest-serving female MP talks to ePolitix.com about the women's vote, transport issues and how the election campaign is hurting British democracy.
Campaign is 'hurting democracy' says veteran backbencher
News Article 30 April 2005
Labour's longest-serving female backbencher has said the government is not listening to both its own party members and the public.
Senior Scots head to House of Lords
News Article 29 April 2005
Four prominent Scottish political figures are among a 16-strong list of peers to be confirmed on Saturday.
Blair anoints Brown as next PM
Press Review 29 April 2005
The Times reports that Tony Blair will anoint Gordon Brown as his successor today in a bid to shift attention away from the Iraq issue.
New warning on lack of women MPs
Press Review 27 April 2005
A report from the Fawcett Society has found that about half of this election's voters will not have the chance to elect a woman MP on polling day.
Main parties 'have no women standing in half of seats'
News Article 27 April 2005
A new study has found that women remain under-represented on ballot papers for the general election.
Nationalists pledge fresh impeachment bid
News Article 26 April 2005
Nationalists are today promising to redouble their efforts to impeach the prime minister in the next parliament.
Westminster peace protestor stands for parliament
News Article 21 April 2005
The peace protestor who has spent nearly four years in a continuous demonstration in Parliament Square will stand as a candidate for Westminster in the general election.
Peers issue warning on language learning
Press Review 14 April 2005
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of university students going abroad to study, a House of Lords committee has warned.
Lords condemn Britain's student exchange failure
News Article 14 April 2005
An influential House of Lords committee has condemned the
